Name
Violet
Meaning
Violet is a feminine name of English origin meaning “violet flower”.
Violet comes through French from the Latin viola, the small purple flower of early spring. Used in Scotland since the Middle Ages, it led the Victorian flower-name fashion and returned a century later, helped by celebrity babies and Downton Abbey's dowager countess.
Back in the US top 40 in the 2020s after a long absence.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #13 in 2025 · peak #13 in 2025
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Violet is a feminine name of English origin meaning “violet flower”. Violet comes through French from the Latin viola, the small purple flower of early spring.
Violet is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Back in the US top 40 in the 2020s after a long absence.
The name Violet comes from English. Violet comes through French from the Latin viola, the small purple flower of early spring. Used in Scotland since the Middle Ages, it led the Victorian flower-name fashion and returned a century later, helped by celebrity babies and Downton Abbey's dowager countess.
Violet is pronounced VY-oh-let.
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