Viola

Gender Feminine

Usage English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Czech

Pronounced Pron. vie-O-lə(English)

vi-O-lə(English)

VIE-ə-lə(English)

VYAW-la(Italian)

vi-OO-la(Swedish)

VYO-la(German)

VEE-o-law(Hungarian)

VI-yo-la(Czech)

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Meaning & History

Means "violet" in Latin. This was the name of the heroine in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night (1602).

Related Names

VariantsViolet(English) Ibolya, Violetta(Hungarian)

DiminutivesVi(English) Violetta(Italian)

Other Languages & CulturesVioleta(Bulgarian) Violette(French) Violeta(Lithuanian) Violeta(Macedonian) Wiola, Wioleta, Wioletta(Polish) Violeta, Viorica(Romanian) Violetta(Russian) Violeta(Serbian) Violeta(Spanish)

Surname DescendantViola(Italian)

User SubmissionVíóla

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange serious nerdy

Name Days

Czech Republic: May 25

Estonia: June 3

Finland: June 3

Hungary: December 19

Latvia: May 4

Latvia: November 24

Slovakia: May 18

Sweden: October 29

Categories

actresses, colors, currently out of the US top 1000, Elder Scrolls characters, flowers, Hunters characters, music, musical instruments, nature, plants, Pokemon characters, purple, Shakespearean characters, Soulcalibur characters, The Haunting characters, violet, word names

Entry updated November 20, 2020