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Help[Opinions] Venere / Venus
Hi !!!
WDYTO these mythological/astral names?
Venere (VE-ne-re) is very rare in Italian but still used.
What about Venus instead?
Venere or Venus? Why?
Any MN suggestion for them?
WDYTO these mythological/astral names?
Venere (VE-ne-re) is very rare in Italian but still used.
What about Venus instead?
Venere or Venus? Why?
Any MN suggestion for them?
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I knew a Venus once. She was a tiny, plain, very old lady who had never married. I'm not sure what her career was, but she ruled the local Scrabble club with a rod of iron and was intensely competitive.
I thought the person and the name were a serious mismatch.
Venere doesn't work for me at all. Too close to the beginning of 'venereal' as in disease, and also to the beginning of 'venerable' though of course the word derivation is different.
I thought the person and the name were a serious mismatch.
Venere doesn't work for me at all. Too close to the beginning of 'venereal' as in disease, and also to the beginning of 'venerable' though of course the word derivation is different.
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Venerable, venereal and Venus are all related, aren't they? I thought they all come from the same root.
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Ahahah lol !!!!
I didn't know that this saying were famous out of Italy...so strange!!
I didn't know that this saying were famous out of Italy...so strange!!
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Well, I don't know if it is, but I remember it from my Italian text book in school (I studied Italian for two years).
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Whenever I hear Venus, before Roman Mythology even crosses my mind, I think of the tennis player Venus Williams. It's the immediate image, and it's difficult to shake. Not that she is a bad association, necessarily, but she's a strong one.
As for Venere, I can tell right now that the name and the English word "venerable" are derived from the same root. However, the first thought in my head when I read Venere, before "venerable," was "venereal." As in Venereal Disease (VD), which is the older term for what we now call Sexually Transmitted Disease / Sexually Transmitted Infection (STD / STI).
As for Venere, I can tell right now that the name and the English word "venerable" are derived from the same root. However, the first thought in my head when I read Venere, before "venerable," was "venereal." As in Venereal Disease (VD), which is the older term for what we now call Sexually Transmitted Disease / Sexually Transmitted Infection (STD / STI).
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Venus is.....well, I almost said "pretentious" but I really hate that label on a name----it's presumptuous, that's it! It's presumptuous in the US because it's a term for an extremely beautiful woman. I don't know how commonly the term is used these days, but I would think everyone would be familiar with it and think of it when they hear the name. And what if your daughter isn't extremely beautiful? Not that many women are beautiful enough to justify being called a Venus.
Many years ago, when she was a teenager, my older sister started a romantic relationship with a guy she met at the shore, while she was spending a few weeks there. After she left the shore and came home, he would write to her. Once he addressed the envelope to "Venus". "Venus My Sister's Last Name" and then went on with the address on the second line. My mother was embarrassed by what the mailman would have thought. LOL. He meant is as a high compliment. Anyway, an example of the term actually being used.
I don't think I like it based upon the sound, anyway.
I like a lot of girls' names that start with a V, but Venere isn't doing it for me. It sounds like the word "veneer".
Many years ago, when she was a teenager, my older sister started a romantic relationship with a guy she met at the shore, while she was spending a few weeks there. After she left the shore and came home, he would write to her. Once he addressed the envelope to "Venus". "Venus My Sister's Last Name" and then went on with the address on the second line. My mother was embarrassed by what the mailman would have thought. LOL. He meant is as a high compliment. Anyway, an example of the term actually being used.
I don't think I like it based upon the sound, anyway.
I like a lot of girls' names that start with a V, but Venere isn't doing it for me. It sounds like the word "veneer".
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