Gender: Girl
Meaning: Purple flower; modest and delicate
Origin: Latin viola (violet flower), from the Old French violette
Popularity: Ranked #1189 in 2024 with 199 babies born.
History: Viola surged in the 2010s. Viola Davis is one of the most acclaimed actresses alive. Her memoir 'Finding Me' is a testament to resilience. Viola means triumphing over impossible odds.
Similar names: violet, violeta, violeth, violett, violetta, vail, vaila, viggo
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Viola? About 1 in 16,726 babies born in 2024 were named Viola, or roughly 0.5 per day in the United States.
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