The name Vatican city was first used in the Lateran Treaty, signed
on 11 February 1929, which established the modern city-state. The
name is taken from Vatican Hill, the geographic location of the
state. "Vatican" is derived from the name of an Etruscan
settlement, Vatica or Vaticum meaning garden, located in the
general area the Romans called vaticanus ager, "Vatican
territory".[citation needed]
The name Vatican city was first used in the Lateran Treaty, signed
on 11 February 1929, which established the modern city-state. The
name is taken from Vatican Hill, the geographic location of the
state. "Vatican" is derived from the name of an Etruscan
settlement, Vatica or Vaticum meaning garden, located in the
general area the Romans called vaticanus ager, "Vatican
territory".[citation needed]