 Verla or Verlatti) during the time the modern town's name was being adopted.The name Villaverla began to be adopted around the end of the 13th century and was well established by around 1663 when Pagliarino wrote his history of the area.A villa/palazzo for the Verlato family (Today known as the "Villa Verlato") was completed in Villaverla around 1574, and was designed by renowned architect Vicenzo Scamozzi  This most likely influenced both the future physical development of the town as well as the adoption of the name Villaverla in the place of Roveredum.