Iola
eye-OH-lah (Greek), YO-la (Welsh)
Greek or Welsh
"violet; beautiful lady"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Iola Origin and Meaning
Variation of Yolanda
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Iola Rank in US Top 1000
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The name Iola in Pop Culture
- Iola Mortoncharacter from the Hardy Boys book series
- Iola Leroy (1892)one of the first novels by an African,American woman – Frances Harper
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- Iola Stovercharacter in the musical Parade by Jason Robert Brown
- Iola Blackcharacter in the Harry Potter series
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