Message: "Venetia" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Venetia

by insane romantic

6/25/2013, 8:31 AM

My Mum has a friend called Venetia (ven-EE-sha). As I've known her since I was a child, I never thought her name was strange, but it's actually quite unusual.

The BTN page says that Venetia is a Latinized form of Gwyneth - does anyone know how that arose, because they seem totally different to me?

Any opinions of Venetia, or of Gwyneth?

#Venetia

This message was edited 6/25/2013, 8:32 AM

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- babybackribs (Lolth)

6/28/2013, 1:58 PM

I know a Venetia too. Her family named her after the city of Venice. Ironically, she is Italian on her mom's side. Nice girl. As for the name, I don't like it. I think it would look silly.

I never thought of a connection to Gwyneth. The Venetia I know doesn't have any Welsh in her.

- porcelainflame (arwentroi)

6/26/2013, 8:35 PM

I never really thought about Venetia before, but I like it.

- Anneza

6/26/2013, 6:28 AM

I know a Venetia, late 20s, early 30s kind of age, whose family background is firmly and exclusively Greek on both sides, and very aware of their heritage - one of her brothers is Cleon! So Gwyneth does seem much more improbable than an Italian seaport.

As for liking them ... I knew a Gwynnath once. Enough said. And I don't like urban names for humans. No to both.

- Wordsmith

6/26/2013, 4:04 AM

I love how lacy and upper-crust Venetia is.

- Pie

6/25/2013, 4:49 PM

I also know a Venetia. I think it looks nicer than it sounds - I find 'eesha' a bit grating. No idea how Gwyneth turned into Venetia! - but not really a fan of it either, though Gwynedd on boys is not so bad.

- Rose-Berry

6/25/2013, 1:29 PM

I actually like the name Venetia and have done for years, but it's definitely a GP, and not something I'd use in real life. I'd always assumed it was related to the name of Venice and I'm a bit disappointed to find it's not! I've only been to Venice once but it's one of my favourite places ever.

Gwyneth I do not like at all.

- Quill (QuillHeart)

6/25/2013, 12:56 PM

I'm not into geography names but I have some guilty pleasures, and Venetia is one of them. I prefer it to Gwyneth, somehow. Probably because of the v, which is kind of appealing to me in names.

- jennifer

6/25/2013, 11:36 AM

I went to Wikipedia to see if the article on Venice explained the meaning, and Venitia is the Latin form of the city's name. But there was no meaning. The closest Italian words I could find were the words for Venus and venereal (as in disease).

I also think of the blinds.

- Billina +4

6/25/2013, 9:51 AM

All I hear is "venetian blinds". Gwyneth is too tied to Gwyneth Paltrow for me, so I would never use it.

- Quill (QuillHeart) +2

6/25/2013, 12:59 PM

It does make me think of Gwyneth Paltrow -> Chris Martin -> Coldplay, a band I despise (I've listened to them and played their music far too much, everyone in my band wanted to but I gradually started to really dislike them).

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- Billina +1

6/25/2013, 1:01 PM

I never cared for Coldplay. They put me to sleep.

- Quill (QuillHeart)

6/25/2013, 1:41 PM

Exactly

- Caprice

6/25/2013, 10:17 AM

Yup, this

- Fiammetta (lady murasaki) +1

6/25/2013, 9:28 AM

I always thought Venetia came from Venezia, the Italian name of Venice. Anyway, Venitia's tacky, Gwyneth is ok but nms and reminds me of Gwyneth Paltrow, whom I find annoying.

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- insane romantic

6/25/2013, 9:53 AM

Yes, I thought Venetia was to do with Venice too, but according to btn it's also a variation of Gwyneth.

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