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 may start exploring 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 operatic Italian Violetta.

Violette Rank in US Top 1000

# 982 in the US

Violette Popularity

• 982 US 2020
• 1585 Nameberry 2023
• 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.

• Violetta
• Maddux
• Lianna
• Lillianna
• Aspyn
• Angelique
• Sofie
• Raya
• Scarlette
• Klara
• Ander
• Naya
• Konnor
• Dalia
• Layne
• Everest
• Londynn
• Viola
• Melani
• Juliette

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

Violette in Pop Culture

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