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How did Venus get its name? A: The name for the planet Venus comes from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of beauty, fertility and love, which was also Venus. Every planet in the solar system except Earth is named after a Roman deity, but Venus is the only one to be named after a goddess instead of a god. Continue Reading.
Venus, the second planet from the sun, is named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. The planet â the only planet named after a female â may have been named for the most beautiful deity of her pantheon because it shone the brightest of the five planets known to ancient astronomers.he Venusian year â the time it takes to orbit the sun â is about 225 Earth days long. Normally, that would mean that days on Venus would be longer than years. However, because of Venus' curious retrograde rotation, the time from one sunrise to the next is only about 117 Earth days long.