Violeta

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Violeta

Say it: byoh-LEH-tah

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Meaning

Spanish 'violet' (the flower), from Latin viola.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

6,714 babies given this name since 1918
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 5,400 girls
295 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Andean Central American Argentine

The family of the name

Italian	Violetta
French	Violette

Famous bearers

Violeta Parra, Chilean folk singer
Violeta Chamorro, president of Nicaragua

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InèsGirlSpanish form of Agnes, from Greek hagnē 'pure, holy'.Middle Ages · peak 1911

ConcepciónGirlSpanish 'conception', from the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.Colonial · peak 1925

SocorroGirlSpanish 'help, succour', after Nuestra Señora del (Perpetuo) Socorro, Our Lady of (Perpetual) Help.Colonial · peak 1929 · forgotten

PilarGirlSpanish 'pillar', from Nuestra Señora del Pilar, the Virgin of the Pillar venerated in Zaragoza.Colonial · peak 2005

AntonellaGirlItalian diminutive of Antonia, from the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown (possibly Etruscan) origin.Modern · peak 2018

JulietaGirlSpanish diminutive of Julia, from the Roman family name Julius.Modern · peak 2018

FloydBoyAnglicized spelling of Welsh Llwyd 'grey'.Victorian · peak 1926 · forgotten

VioletGirlThe flower, from Latin viola.Victorian · peak 1908

Where this comes from

National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.