Violet
PopularA girl's name meaning violet (the flower).
Approved in Estados Unidos. Violet is on the official SSA list of names you can register. In the national top 20 of 2025.
Origin
From the English word violet, the name of the purple flower, which goes back to Latin viola. It appeared as a given name in Scotland in the 16th century and became widely used across the English-speaking world in the 19th century.
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- Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications · SSA · ssa.gov (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Violet
- Wiktionary · Violet