Message: "Venetia ?" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Venetia ?

by Jonquil

6/21/2009, 11:41 PM

This name had a certain vogue in Britain early last century among the "upper classes" - Lady Venetia Stanley was a well-known example in the 1920s.
Although it's the Italian name for Venice, I've seen it described as a Latinate form of Gwyneth, used occasionally since the Middle Ages.
Time for a comback or best consigned to the atlas?

#Venetia

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- namebug

6/22/2009, 6:03 AM

Eh... The first thing that came to mind was venetian blinds... It's nice in an ancient Roman kind of way, like Lucretia.

- Murasaki (lady murasaki)

6/22/2009, 4:15 AM

Btw, in Italian Venice is VeneZia, not Venetia (and neither would be used as a name for a person). Venetia might be the Latin form. I find it a bit tacky, to tell the truth.

- LMS

6/22/2009, 12:23 AM

I like Venetia. I think it sounds pretty. I don't really know about its British history, but I know here in America it was an African American given name for a very long time. I don't know that it is necessarily ready for a comeback, nor do I think it should be kept to the atlas. I do think that used in small doses it can pack a real punch. If you like it, use it!

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