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What does Viola mean?
Viola ▼ as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Viola is "purple". Viola is a Latin form of Violet (Latin): one of the earliest flower names.
ASSOCIATED WITH purple (violet)
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA VIOLET Vi, Violaine, Violanta, Violante, Viole, Violeta▲, Violetta, Viollet, Vyolet
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Vila, ..
(male) Vioch, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Viola Norah (V.N.), ..
How popular is Viola?
Viola is a very prominent first name for women (#244 out of 4276, Top 6%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#5064 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Viola reached its peak position of #45 in the U.S. in the 1900s, and is presently at #1134. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Violet (#43 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Violeta (#965) and Violetta (#1733) are the prominent alternative forms of Viola (#1134). These relations of Viola were popular as baby names 118 years ago (AVERAGE #872) and are now much less common (#968, 62% LESS USAGE), with the version Viola falling out of fashion. Violet is the continual favorite, though Violeta has become popular as well.
Similar Names
Viola▼ is pronounced similarly to Vala, Valla, Valli, Vallia and Vally. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adola, Aila▲, Billa, Cilla, Dila, Dilla, Dola, Eila, Enola, Fiala, Fila, Finola, Gila, Giula, Iola▼, Izola, Jola, Leola▼, Lila▲, Lilla▼, Lola, Mila▲, Milla, Mirla, Neola, Nicola, Nikola, Nila, Nola, Noola, Oriola, Paola▼, Pola, Rilla▼, Simla, Tola, Verla▼, Viana, Vica, Vida, Vieda, Vika, Vilma, Vina▼, Vinia, Vinya, Violant, Viona, Virna, Vita, Vitia, Vitka, Viva▼, Vivia, Vivva, Willa▲, Winola, Yola, Zila, Zilla and Zola▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Viola.
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