Meaning and background
The story behind Venus
Venus combines a Latin lexical history with Roman mythology and astronomy. Behind the Name associates the name with love and sexual desire, identifies the Roman goddess later assimilated with Aphrodite, and explains that the second planet from the Sun bears her name. A dog’s household may intend a mythological or planetary tribute. Those connected associations are documented, while a personal naming story can make clear which one mattered most.
- Origin
- Latin name associated with love and desire; Roman goddess name later given to the second planet. Source
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About Venus
Recorded as a dog’s name
Venus appears in 21 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/vinəs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/vinəs/ · primary stress on syllable 1V IY1 N AH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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