Venus
VEE-nus
A Roman goddess name associated with love, beauty, and desire.
Meaning
In classical Latin, Venus is the name of the Roman goddess of love, beauty, and sexual desire, and by extension the planet named after her. The excerpted sources also connect the name with pagan mythic tradition and note its later occasional use as a personal name, especially in older records.
Origin
LatinRoman mythologyfeminine
Fun fact
The same root gave rise to the names of Friday in several Romance languages, like French vendredi and Italian venerdì, through association with the goddess Venus.