Iola - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Iola \i(o)-

is pronounced eye-OH-lah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "violet-colored dawn".

Iola has 1 variant form: Iole.

For more information, see also the related name Yolanda.

Baby names that sound like Iola are Ila, Isla, Illa, Jola and Yola.

Iola is a very common first name for women (#1061 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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