Meaning and Origin
What does the name Vendetta mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Vendetta
User Submitted Origins
Italian
90%
Hindi
10%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Vendetta is of Italian origin and means "Revenge".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ven*det"ta
Senses
- A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.
- Any feud or contention that is bitter and prolonged; however, the deep enmity may be held by only one party to the dispute; as, the former Mayor nurtured a lifelong vendetta against the candidate who defeated him.
Etymology: It
Other Dictionary Sources
- A feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
Wiktionary
Borrowing from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta.
- A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
vendetta was also found in the following language(s): Italian and Spanish