Save Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican), South African (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare) Pronounced Pron. və-NEE-shə(English) /be.ˈne.sja/(Mexican Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Variant of Venetia. As a Spanish name it could be a variant of Benecia or taken from the Spanish place name (see Venecia).