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Greek
"purple flower"
Like Violet, Lavender and Lilac, Ianthe is a purple flower name. Chosen by the poet Shelley for his daughter, Ianthe has a poetic, romantic, almost ethereal quality. In the ancient myth, she was the…
"violet flower"
Iolanthe is known primarily through the 1882 Gilbert & Sullivan operetta of that name, in which the title character is a fairy. Iolanthe is a softer version of Yolanda, and is the kind of…
Variation of Ione, Greek
"violet-colored stone"
A phonetic variant of the gorgeous Greek name Ione, and one that was used by model Coco Rocha for her daughter in 2015.
Italian
"violet"
A sweet and feminine Italian name almost unheard of here.
Polish
A Slavic name that could easily blend in.
One of a number of similar forms of the "violet" name family used throughout Europe — others include Yolanda, Violante and Iolanthe.
"lavender"
Italian color and nature name.
French
"violet-colored"
Mauve is an offbeat color name whose soft and sentimental Victorian spirit is conveyed by the name. One of the newer color names like Blue, Gray and Plum that are increasingly being used as novel…
Cornish
A lyrical, and very rare, hidden flower name.
Latin
"small plum"
Most ella names are hot, but this is one that won't catch fire because of the disagreeable connotations of prunes.
"little plum"
This sweet, fruity French name debuted in the American charts in 2020 (but dipped out again the following year). Although it's offbeat, the spunky nicknames Prue and Nell(ie) definitely work in its…
Hebrew
In modern Hebrew, sigal is the word for the violet flower.
Japanese
The Japanese equivalent of Violet, common among Millennial and Gen Z Japanese women.
"plum"
Refers to a particular variety of Japanese plum, the Prunus salicina , although in a literal translation it would mean "sour peach."
"plum-blossom child, patient"
Unfamiliar Asian choice that can work for a parent in search of something really different.
Greek and Latin
Too close to violent.
Romanian
Derived from viorea , the Romanian word for the sweet violet flower. Former Romanian prime minister Viorica Dănicilă is a famous bearer.
Diminutive of Yolanda, Spanish
This perky Spanish nickname deserves to be more popular. Singer Michael Bublé recently used it as one of the middle names for his daughter Cielo, which may give Yoli a boost.
