Given name
Colanda
“resembling the violet flower; modest”
Colanda is a form of Yolanda. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the violet flower; modest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Colanda carries the interpretation “resembling the violet flower; modest.” Colanda is a form of Yolanda. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the violet flower; modest.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Colanda is used as a form of Yolanda.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Colanda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Colanda’s family of names
Colanda is a form of Yolanda. Colanda has a related form in Calanda. Colanda has a related form in Calando.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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