Yolanda

yo-LAN-da; yo-LAHN-duh

Spanish from Greek

"violet flower"

Yolanda Origin and Meaning

The name Yolanda is a girl's name of Spanish, Greek origin meaning "violet flower".

Bold and distinctive, Yolanda is a floral name that doesn't sound frilly or delicate. Ultimately deriving from the Greek words ioles meaning "violet" and anthos meaning "flower", it appears in a variety of forms internationally, including Jolanda, Jolanta, Iolanthe, Iolanta, Iolanda, and Jolana.

While some may associate Yolanda with Quentin Tarantino's crime movie, Pulp Fiction or with reality TV personality, Yolanda Hadid, Yolanda has also been borne by several members of European royalty, and by activist Yolanda King, gospel singer Yolanda Adams, and presenter Yolanda Vega.

Yolanda Rank in US Top 1000

# 975 in the US

Popularity of the name Yolanda

• 1889 Nameberry 2025
• 272 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Yolanda

• Yolanda Moore Actress, Model
• Yolanda de Courtenay Queen Consort of Andrew II of Hungary
• Yolanda of Flanders ruler of the Latin Empire in Constantinople for her son Philip of Namur
• Yolanda Yvette Adams American gospel singer
• Yolanda Evette Griffith American basketball player
• Yolanda Whitaker aka Yo Yo, American rapper
• Yolanda Rivera mother of actress Naya Rivera
• Yolanda Denise King daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr
• Yolanda Lopez American painter
• Yolanda Soares Portuguese pop/classical singer
• Yolandi Visser South African rapper
• Yolanda Hadid American,Dutch television personality
• Yolanda Gampp Canadian cake artist and Youtuber

The name Yolanda in Pop Culture

• Yolanda alias used by 'Saffron' on TV's "Firefly"
• Yolanda "Yoli" Vargas character in movie "Gotta Kick It Up!"
• Yolanda Garcia character in "How the Garcia Girls lost their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
• Yolanda song by Pablo Milanez
• Yolanda Be Cool Australian band
• Yolanda Yewbeam character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Yolanda character in "Young & Hungry"

International Variations of the name Yolanda

• Jolan Spanish
• Jola Polish
• Jolanka Eastern European
• Jolante Norwegian
• Jolana Czech
• Iolande Greek
• Jólan Eastern European
• Jolanta Czech
• Iolanda Greek
• Iola Spanish
• Iolanthe French
• Jolán Hungarian
• Joli Eastern European
• Yoli Spanish
• Yola Spanish
• Yolande Swedish
• Jolande Swedish
• Jolanda Danish