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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Venerio m. A derivative of Latin Venus, the name of the goddess of love and fertility, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- 'to wish, love'.

The name of a 5th C saint and a 6th C saint.

Italy
Latin
1280 Venerius (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLIII; 1282 Venerius (nom) ibid. p. XLVII
1522x1532 Venerellus (nom) DSF p. 53, 48
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Venerio". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Venerio.