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View Name: Viola


VIOLA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
PRONOUNCED: vie-O-lə (English), vee-O-lə (English), VIE-ə-lə (English), VYO-lah (Italian)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "violet" in Latin. This was the name of the heroine in Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' (1602).
Related Names
DIMINUTIVE: Violetta (Italian)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Wioleta, Wioletta (Polish), Violetta (Russian)
Popularity
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Hungary  ranked #87 
Italy  ranked #21 



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