Latin in origin and meaning purple Violet was a wildly popular name in the 19th century before losing its steam around 1920.

Nameberry violet. Of course Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have the most well-known Violet but Dave Grohl Christina Milian and Poppy Montgomery named their girls Violet too. We call her nameVi name rhymes with my or nameVivi name again with the my sound. NameViolet names pretty short though so I dont think that it has to have a nickname.

Chris Ryan Getty Images Before Lucy DeWitt and her husband Steve chose names for. A family tree takes you back generationsthe worlds largest collection of online family history. Viola is a female given name a variant of the given name Violet.

I hope this helps. According to Nameberry The Victorian Violet one of the prettiest of the color and flower names was chosen by high-profile parents Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck definitely a factor in its rapid climb to popularity. NameLettie name is my favorite with nameVi name to rhyme with my a close second.

In the Bards gender-bending comedy of identity and disguise Viola is the appealing passionate heroine. Nameberry the online resource with over 70000 names is visited every day by people from all over the globe searching for. By far the most popular of the purple names the sweet and lovely Violet is now in the Top 75 on the US.

Some credit must go to Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck for choosing the name in 2005. The violet is associated with modesty faithfulness and humility. Nameberry has released their list of the most popular girl and boy baby names of 2017.

Ancestry helps you understand your genealogy. Parents are moving away from common baby names and using surnames. Violet was a popular name in the early 20th century but declined in popularity beginning in the 1920s.