Yolanda - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Yolanda \yo-lan-da, yol(a)-nda\ is pronounced yoh-LAHN-dah. It is of Greek and Spanish origin, and its meaning is "violet flower". Variant of Yolande, a French form of Violet, and the Hungarian Jolanda.

Yolanda has 26 variant forms: Eolande, Eolantha, Iola, Iolanda, Iolande, Iolantha, Iolanthe, Jolan, Jolanna, Jolanne, Jolanta, Jolantha, Jolanthe, Yalinda, Yalonda, Yola, Yolaiza, Yoland, Yolande, Yollande, Yolantha, Yolanthe, Yolette, Yolie, Yolonda and Yulanda.

For more information, see also the related name Violante.

Baby names that sound like Yolanda are Iolanta, Jolinda and Jolande.

Yolanda is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Yolanda. Click here to compare Yolanda with related baby names.