Latin · Girl name
Violet
“violet, the flower and color”
About the name Violet
Violet comes from the name of the flower, which entered English through Old French violette, a diminutive of the Latin viola. The violet was a symbol of modesty and faithfulness in Victorian flower language, when many girls received flower names such as Lily, Daisy, and Ivy. The word also names the purple color at the end of the visible spectrum. In fiction, Violet Baudelaire is the inventive eldest orphan in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Violet Parr is a superhero in Pixar’s The Incredibles.
- Meaning
- violet, the flower and color
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- VY-let(2 syl.)
Middle names for Violet
- Violet Rose
- Violet Elizabeth
- Violet Grace
- Violet Jane
- Violet Louise
Questions about Violet
- What does Violet mean?
- Violet is a Latin name meaning "violet, the flower and color".
- How do you pronounce Violet?
- Violet is pronounced VY-let, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Violet?
- Variants of Violet include Violette, Viola, Violeta, Violetta.
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