Ibolya

Girl · Hungarian

Ibolya

Say it: EE-boh-yaw

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Meaning

From Hungarian ibolya 'violet' (the flower).

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A flower name of the 19th-century language reform, common in the early 20th century and rare today.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Hungarian

The family of the name

Latin	Viola

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Where this comes from

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