Venus

Latin
"love, desire"

Venus Origin and Meaning

The name Venus is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "love, desire".

The name of a heavenly planet and the Roman goddess of beauty and love was an intimidating no-no until tennis champ Venus Williams put an athletic, modern spin on it.

Associated with the Greek Aphrodite, in the Roman pantheon, Venus (whose name probably means "desire") was considered the mother of the Roman people and has always been a favorite subject of artists — most well-known being the prehistoric sculpture Venus of Willendorf, the ancient Venus de Milo and Botticelli's The Birth of Venus.

# 956 in the US

Venus Rank in US Top 1000

# 931 on Nameberry

Venus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Venus Popularity

Famous People Named Venus

  • Venus Ebony Starr Williams
    American tennis player
  • Venus Ramey
    Miss America 1944
  • (Maria) Venus Bayonito Raj
    Miss Universe Philippines 2010
  • Venus DeMilo Thomas
    American actress
  • Venus Lacy
    American basketball player
  • Venus Terzo
    Canadian actress
  • Venus Omega Schultheis
    American voice actress
  • Venus Isabelle Palermo aka VenusAngelic
    "living doll" Youtuber
  • Venus D
    Lite, stage name of Adam Guerra

Venus in Pop Culture

  • Venus
    Roman goddess of love
  • Sailor Venus aka Minako Aino
    character in the "Sailor Moon" series
  • Venus McFlytrap
    daughter of the plant monster in "Monster High" show and series
  • Venus "Vee" Delmonico
    main character in the book and movie "Nerve"
  • Venus
    character in the opera "Tannhäuser" by Richard Wagner, based on the goddess
  • Venus Smith
    character on TV's The Avengers
  • Venus Bluegenes
    character in the British comic 2000 AD
  • Venus aka Kasuga
    female ninja in video game Devil Kings
  • Venus
    a character in the "House of Night" series (PC Cast)
  • Venus
    a character in the novels "Goddess of Love" and "Goddess of Troy" (PC Cast)
  • Venus Flytrap
    pseudonym of a DJ on TV's WKRP in CincinnatiVenus, character on TV's Fireball XL5
  • Venus
    main character in video game Metal Gear Acid 2
  • Venus Van Dam
    transvestite character on TV's Sons of Anarchy
  • Venus
    the turtles' sister in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
  • Venus Rosemaria
    a minor character in video game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo
  • Venus
    two characters in Marvel Comics, based on the goddess
  • Einheria
    Mephilia, and Artemia Venus, three sisters in the game Bravely Default
  • Venus de Milo
    ancient armless Greek statue depicting the goddess Venus, carved by Alexandros of Antioch; discovered on the island of Milos
  • Venus
    2nd planet from the Sun
  • Venus flytrap
    a carnivorous plant
  • "Venus
    " song by Lady Gaga
  • Venus
    brand of razor