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Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Viola

vye-OH-lə · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Violet flower
Language
Latin
Culture
Latin;Italian
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
floral · musical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1190
2024 births199
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births132,741
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ViViviLola
Alternate spellings
ViolettaViole
In other languages
Viola (Italian)Wioletta (Polish)Violeta (Spanish)

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Notable people named Viola

Viola Davis (actress)
Viola Liuzzo (civil rights activist)
Viola Spolin (theater educator)