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My Mother's name is Vanecia. Her mother told her that she had made up the name using the name Vanetta and Necia when she was born in 1940 in Adelaide, South Australia.
I would like to know the origin and any associated meanings of this name.
Recently I did a general google search on the name and discovered that there were a few Americans with this name, the oldest person with this name who died recently was 91 years old.
We're of Anglo-Celtic origin, my family having been in Australia for at least 5 generations. My Grandmother's thing was to name her daughters with unusual names
I would like to know the origin and any associated meanings of this name.
Recently I did a general google search on the name and discovered that there were a few Americans with this name, the oldest person with this name who died recently was 91 years old.
We're of Anglo-Celtic origin, my family having been in Australia for at least 5 generations. My Grandmother's thing was to name her daughters with unusual names
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I gave some wrong information before my Grandmother always
maintained that she'd made up the name from the names Vanetta
and Alicia.
According to my name books Vanetta is the feminine form of Van
meaning "from" and Alicia has the same meaning as Alice.
I have discussed this again with my Mother and she is definately
not named for Venice, she always thought that she was the only
Vanecia until I told her about my Google.com search.
Just as I wasn't named for Roshanik or however it is spelt in
Persian, my Mum read the name in a novel and my Dad thought the
spelling of Roxanne was too fancy, so I ended up with one 'n'.
Therefore, what I'm trying to say is that a lot of what is
written on this messageboard is speculation and I thought that
some people would know what they were on about when dispensing information about names and their origins.
maintained that she'd made up the name from the names Vanetta
and Alicia.
According to my name books Vanetta is the feminine form of Van
meaning "from" and Alicia has the same meaning as Alice.
I have discussed this again with my Mother and she is definately
not named for Venice, she always thought that she was the only
Vanecia until I told her about my Google.com search.
Just as I wasn't named for Roshanik or however it is spelt in
Persian, my Mum read the name in a novel and my Dad thought the
spelling of Roxanne was too fancy, so I ended up with one 'n'.
Therefore, what I'm trying to say is that a lot of what is
written on this messageboard is speculation and I thought that
some people would know what they were on about when dispensing information about names and their origins.
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No one ever said your mother was named for Venice. Most people named Venetia or Venecia are probably not named for Venice, either. After all, I'm sure all those people naming their daughters Mackenzie are not naming them that with "son of Coinneach" in mind. They, just like your grandmother, liked the sound of the name without any thought of the meaning.
If you want a real meaning, the meaning of Venecia is the closest thing. Since your grandmother MADE UP the name, then the meaning of the name should technically be the combined meanings of Vanetta and Alicia, and asking about the meaning of the made up name Vanecia is pointless.
If you want a real meaning, the meaning of Venecia is the closest thing. Since your grandmother MADE UP the name, then the meaning of the name should technically be the combined meanings of Vanetta and Alicia, and asking about the meaning of the made up name Vanecia is pointless.
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...Yes, maybe pointless in asking meaning, but as there
are other "VANECIA'S" in existence, surely there is
another origin of the name other than "Venice".
By saying my Grandmother wasn't interested or thinking of
Venice when naming my Mother, I'm very certain that maybe
she liked the sound of what the combination of both names
made.
I just thought that for there to be a few other people named
"Vanecia" in America and this being a Worldwide message board
that I would receive more satisfaction in my query because
anyone could just pass the name off as coming from Venice.
As for the example I previously gave my Mother didn't search
through name or history books to find my name it was the
name of a character in a novel that she was reading while
she was pregnant with me. It was not until years later that
she found out the historical significance and that the way
my name was spelt was the direct translation from the Persian.
So I suppose that I'll just have to be satisfied with my Mother's
name meaning a cross between the 2 names that my Grandmother used
and I'll never accept that my Grandmother was thinking the name
sounded like Venetia when the pronounciation is on the "VAN" as in
Vaneecia and not "VEN" like all participants of this board seem to think.
Maybe someone who knows something of the origin of this name will
respond to this one day because I'm sure that other "Vanecia's"
of this World would not accept the cop out that I've been receiving. This is not the first or last place that I have been looking for any other information about this name.
Roxane.
are other "VANECIA'S" in existence, surely there is
another origin of the name other than "Venice".
By saying my Grandmother wasn't interested or thinking of
Venice when naming my Mother, I'm very certain that maybe
she liked the sound of what the combination of both names
made.
I just thought that for there to be a few other people named
"Vanecia" in America and this being a Worldwide message board
that I would receive more satisfaction in my query because
anyone could just pass the name off as coming from Venice.
As for the example I previously gave my Mother didn't search
through name or history books to find my name it was the
name of a character in a novel that she was reading while
she was pregnant with me. It was not until years later that
she found out the historical significance and that the way
my name was spelt was the direct translation from the Persian.
So I suppose that I'll just have to be satisfied with my Mother's
name meaning a cross between the 2 names that my Grandmother used
and I'll never accept that my Grandmother was thinking the name
sounded like Venetia when the pronounciation is on the "VAN" as in
Vaneecia and not "VEN" like all participants of this board seem to think.
Maybe someone who knows something of the origin of this name will
respond to this one day because I'm sure that other "Vanecia's"
of this World would not accept the cop out that I've been receiving. This is not the first or last place that I have been looking for any other information about this name.
Roxane.
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Hi.my name is Vanecia.I live in California, and i saw this on the internet.I am 14 and i would like to know what the name means if you happen to find out.thanks~
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