Venne Family History
Venne Name Meaning
German: variant of Venn . Dutch: topographic name from Middle Dutch venne ‘water meadow’. In North America this surname may also be a shortened form of the more common Dutch variants Van der Venne and Van de Venne. French: topographic name from Old French venne ‘fence’ or perhaps a habitational name from Vennes (Doubs). Altered form of French Voine: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wano a short form of compound names based on the element wan ‘hope expectation’. The surname Voine is virtually non-existing in France.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022