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IOLANTHE
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: Various
Pronounced: ie-ə-LAN-thee (English) [key]
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Probably a variant of YOLANDA influenced by the Greek words ιολη (iole) "violet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower". This name was (first?) used by Gilbert and Sullivan in their comic opera 'Iolanthe' (1882). |
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