Violette

French
"purple"

Violette Origin and Meaning

The name Violette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "purple".

Now that Violet is becoming more popular, parents are starting to explore same-but-different options such as the French Violette, which would properly be pronounced with a long e sound in the first syllable and three syllables -- vee-oh-let -- as well as the Spanish Violeta — both of which were among the fastest-rising girl names of 2023.

# 983 in the US

Violette Rank in US Top 1000

Violette Popularity

Famous People Named Violette

  • Nelly Armande Guillerm 'Violette Verdy'
    French ballerina
  • Violette Selfridge
    daughter of American/English entrepreneur Harry Selfridge
  • Violette Leduc
    French novelist
  • Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo
    French,British WWII special agent
  • Violette Malan
    Canadian fantasy novelist
  • Kimberly Violette Petty
    aka AnnaKim Violette, daughter of Tom Petty

Violette in Pop Culture

  • "Violette Noziere
    " 1978 French film
  • Violette Bellflower
    rabbit character in the Beechwood Bunny Tales series by Geneviève Huriet