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
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- 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 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Venerio.