Violetta

In Anne of Green Gables, Anne names the echo in a “long green little valley”, Violetta, so when I hear this name I envision a translucent, purple dressed, fairy-like girl dancing in a green meadow dotted with violets.

Absolutely gorgeous. I love this spelling of the name Violetta, it makes it very unique ❤❤.

Beautiful and feminine, not as 'violent' as Violet.

Beautiful name! Nice variation to Violet!

Bastardised.

Lovely.

Elegant name. Also prefer Violet, Violette, and Viola.

This is not an English name! It is in fact a Russian name. My friend is Latvian but she is partly from Russia and her grandma's name was this.
It’s prettier than Violet but I don’t think English / American people should use this name because Russian people will think that they're from Russia.

So much prettier than Violet.

Gorgeous, and a nice alternative to Violet, which is getting too popular.

My name is Violetta and I think it’s a pretty cool name. I don’t know anyone else with my name. I live in the U.S. and people often mispronounce it as “vi-oh-letta” instead of “vee-oh-letta,” but it isn’t too much of a bother. 10/10 would recommend. A lot of people compliment me on my name :)

My Grandmother “Violet” (also know as Grandma Honey to her grandchildren and Vi to her friends) was the sweetest woman I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. One of my favorite memories of her is when she would serve my brother and I, dyed light green tapioca pudding served in sundae glasses. She has since sadly passed. I was going through and cleaning my parent’s closet about three years ago, and stumbled upon a box with papers and long cylindrical cubes with thick paper inside of them. Lo and behold it was my grandmother’s box. And in that tube was her 1916 bohemian (Czechoslovakian) birth certificate. What did I find, but her true name of “Violetta Anna Malina.” My father didn’t even know her full first name. It truly was the best surprise because I always knew I was going to name my daughter after her original name of “Violet” but the added length and the overall mix of Violet and Etta is really extra pretty to me. And the fact that I honestly never heard of it before at that point. It’s a little uncommon in the States. I met only one woman, a cashier at the grocery checkout lane, and yes, the Disney Channel series. Ummm... my Grandmother had it first, take that Disney! Lol But in all seriousness, I can’t wait to bestow the honor on my future daughter and have my grandmother’s name live on through her. It’s reminding me of another fond memory of me asking my grandmother, when I was younger, her name outside of Grandma Honey and she replied with “Violet”, and then I followed up with “what’s your favorite color? “Violet” she replied and then asked what’s your favorite flower? “Violets,” she replied. And she really did. She had this collection of Violet flower jewelry and a Violet tea cup set that I now possess. I guess you can say the woman really enveloped the entirety of the word “Violet” and was proud of her name. I really loved that about her. I thought I would share that little part of what the value of the particular name means to me. Cheers!, to all of the sweet and strong woman given that name and to the future women to come! Be proud, because it really is a beauty!

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-Sarah M.

Beautiful, gonna name my first daughter this!

I love it in Europe but for the U.S. (without that heritage) it feels forced or awkward.

I like that this name is a Hungarian name. This name to me is sweet but strong, great for kids and adults.

Sounds very delicate yet strong, which I have no idea how it works but it just does. It sounds feminine but not girly and it sounds youthful but mature. Great name. Some nicknames are Violet, Lola, Viola, Vivian,

Violetta takes away the 'violent' sound of Violet. I'm on the fence with this one.

This is a beautiful name. It's a shame that it had to be used by that stupid telenovela.

I like this name better than Violet, because it's not so close to the word violent, and the flowers and Italian language are very beautiful, of course. It also sounds like 'via letter', which is amusing.

I quite like this name; it's very unusual and foreign-sounding to English ears. :-)

Very beautiful name.

My mother's name is Violetta (we are Russian), she is coldly beautiful woman and very tough, burst-type, I might add. There is nothing sweet or flower-ish about her. Therefor, for me this is very strong and powerful name.

I absolutely adore this name, it's one of my favourites. When you hear it pronounced the Italian way - I haven't heard the Russian way - it is a strong and assertive name, that also has a rather romantic sound.

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Coming from an Italian background myself, Violetta sounds much better than the English name of "Violet", which is very passive and weak.

I like this name because it's pretty.