Violette

French

"purple"

Violette Origin and Meaning

The name Violette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "purple".

Now that Violet is becoming more popular, parents are starting to explore same-but-different options such as the French Violette, which would properly be pronounced with a long e sound in the first syllable and three syllables -- vee-oh-let -- as well as the Spanish Violeta — both of which were among the fastest-rising girl names of 2023.

Violette Rank in US Top 1000

# 964 in the US

Popularity of the name Violette

• 964 US 2024
• 1778 Nameberry 2025
• 73 Unique 2022
• 721 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Violette

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Violette.

• Fay
• Mirabelle
• Clarabelle
• Geneva
• Uma
• Amélie
• Mona
• Yvette
• Pheobe
• Dalia
• Camellia
• Mercy
• Rosella
• Hana
• Violeta
• Clea
• Lacie
• Rosemarie
• Portia
• Lilibet

Famous People Named Violette

• Nelly Armande Guillerm 'Violette Verdy' French ballerina
• Violette Selfridge daughter of American/English entrepreneur Harry Selfridge
• Violette Leduc French novelist
• Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo French,British WWII special agent
• Violette Malan Canadian fantasy novelist
• Kimberly Violette Petty aka AnnaKim Violette, daughter of Tom Petty

The name Violette in Pop Culture

• "Violette Noziere " 1978 French film
• Violette Bellflower rabbit character in the Beechwood Bunny Tales series by Geneviève Huriet