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.

Venus Rank in US Top 1000

# 956 in the US

Venus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 857 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Venus

• 857 Nameberry 2025
• 467 Unique 2023

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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

The name 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

International Variations of the name Venus

• Venera Russian