"Violet" meaning in English

See Violet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -aɪlət Etymology: A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette. Etymology templates: {{m|en|violet}} violet, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fr|Violette}} French Violette Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Violet
  1. A female given name from English. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Віялета (Vijaljeta) [feminine] (Belarusian), Виолета (Violeta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 維奧莉 (Chinese Cantonese), 维奥莉 (wai⁴ ou³ lei⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), Viola [feminine] (Danish), Orvokki [feminine] (Finnish), Viola [feminine] (Finnish), Violette [feminine] (French), Ιόνη (Ióni) [feminine] (Greek), Ιολάνθη (Iolánthi) [feminine] (Greek), סִיגָלִית [feminine] (Hebrew), Ibolya (Hungarian), Viola (Hungarian), Vióletta [feminine] (Icelandic), Víóletta [feminine] (Icelandic), Viola [feminine] (Italian), Violetta [feminine] (Italian), 菫 (sumire) (alt: すみれ) (Japanese), Виолета (Violeta) [feminine] (Macedonian), Calfuray [feminine] (Mapudungun), Viola [feminine] (Norwegian), Wioleta [feminine] (Polish), Wioletta [feminine] (Polish), Violeta [feminine] (Portuguese), Violeta [feminine] (Romanian), Виолетта (Violetta) [feminine] (Russian), Виолета [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Violeta (Serbo-Croatian), Violeta [feminine] (Spanish), Viola [feminine] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Violet-en-name-2onTjvcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 3 13 13 13 17 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 38 2 13 13 13 13 10 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 80 6 2 3 3 4 2
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Violet-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    A census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.     Categories (place): Census-designated places in Louisiana, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Louisiana, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Violet-en-name-5U8osjqs
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.     Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Violet-en-name-Fz47Yk54
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Nueces County, Texas.     Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Violet-en-name-X3dBkXLL
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.     Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Violet-en-name-tntodECx
  7. A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Violet-en-name-lvApZyaa

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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Violette"
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      "sense": "female given name",
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        "feminine"
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      "sense": "female given name",
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        "feminine"
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      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Viola"
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      "word": "Víóletta"
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      "sense": "female given name",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Viola"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Violetta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すみれ",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sumire",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "菫"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Violeta",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Виолета"
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    {
      "code": "arn",
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      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Calfuray"
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      "code": "no",
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      ],
      "word": "Viola"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "female given name",
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      "word": "Violeta"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
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}

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