Given name & surname
Violetta
“resembling the purplishblue flower”
Violetta is a variant of Violet. One French interpretation is “resembling the purplishblue flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Violetta is a variant of Violet. One French interpretation is “resembling the purplishblue flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Violetta is a variant of Violet. An origin associated with Violet is French. In Italian use, Violetta is a diminutive of Viola. An origin associated with Viola is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Violetta is a diminutive of Viola. In Italian usage, Violetta is a feminine form of Violetto.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Italian use, Violetta is a diminutive of Viola. The history of Viola gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare used Viola for the heroine of Twelfth Night. Viola’s Latin flower meaning and its later association with the English flower name both form part of its appeal and naming history.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Violetta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,308
- 0 boys · 3,308 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 196 babies
- 2025
- 196
- #1,184 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 196 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,184 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (42). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,581 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 53,561 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Violetta’s family of names
In Italian usage, Violetta is a diminutive of Viola. Violetta shares a linguistic root with Violet. In Italian usage, Violetta has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Violeta.
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Around the world
Violetta has relatives in 7 languages.
8 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- VioletaPortuguese
- Violetteequivalent
- Ibolyaequivalent
- ВиолетаRussian
- Wiolettaalso known as · Polish
- WioletaPolish
- Volettaequivalent
- Wiolaequivalent
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People named Violetta
- Violetta FerrariHungarian actress (1930–2014)
- Violetta Oblinger-PetersAustrian canoeistborn 1977
- Violetta SchurawlowGerman actressborn 1986
- Violetta CaldartItalian female curler and coachborn 1969
- Violetta ElvinRussian ballet dancer1924–2021
- Violetta BidaRussian fencerborn 1994
- Violetta ZironiItalian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1995)
- Violetta ArlakPolish actressborn 1968
- Violetta IgnatyevaRussian discus throwerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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