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The baby name Violetta is a Girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced vyo-LET-tah.

Violetta is Italian, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 4
Origin: Italian, Latin
Pronunciation: vyo-LET-tah

What is the meaning of the name Violetta ?

The baby name Violetta is a girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced vyo-LET-tah.

Violetta is Italian, Latin in Origin.

Violetta is an Italian feminine diminutive built on viola, the Latin word for the violet flower and its purple color. The earliest secure lexical form is classical Latin viola; Italian added the suffix -etta, a feminine diminutive also used for smallness or affection. Its literal sense is little violet, referring first to the flower rather than to an abstract color name.

The name belongs chiefly to Italian and Spanish usage, with cognates such as French Violette and English Violet. Its best-known cultural association is Violetta Valéry, the heroine of Verdi’s 1853 opera La traviata, adapted from Dumas fils’s La Dame aux camélias. In English-speaking countries it has remained less common than Violet, though U.S. records show renewed use in the 2010s. Bearers include Polish singer Violetta Villas, Russian ballerina Violetta Elvin, and Italian singer Violetta Zironi.

Violetta has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Violetta

Violetta Villas Actor · Born 1938 · Poland Violetta Villas was a Polish singer and actress, known for her powerful voice and wide vocal range. She gained fame with songs like 'Oczy Czarne' and 'List do Matki', and also appeared in films such as 'Dzięcioł'.

Violetta – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2022 #1 — 422
TM 0 #4 1 66
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
BW 0 #19 1 960
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
KZ 0 #86 9 1,452
LT 0 #88 1 949
MD Girls 0 #88 5 865
PL Girls 0 #97 1,560 5,096
GE Girls 0 #101 8 1,564
CY Girls 0 #108 14 3,755
HU 0 #108 8 1,675
RU Girls 0 #120 1,109 11,913
EE Girls 0 #122 17 1,888
GR 0 #124 11 3,911
Switzerland Girls 2024 #132 4 1,786
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
RU 0 #150 40 3,641
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
HU Girls 0 #159 70 3,308
PL 0 #169 45 2,600
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
Sweden Girls 2022 #176 4 1,568
GR Girls 0 #180 63 6,293
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
KZ Girls 0 #185 171 5,862
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
BG Girls 0 #209 15 3,559
AO Girls 0 #213 5 4,575
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
NA Girls 0 #233 5 7,146
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
EC Girls 0 #254 5 3,650
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
HR Girls 0 #278 12 3,687
Canada Girls 2024 #280 6 2,795
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
CZ Girls 0 #319 23 5,378
PL Boys 0 #322 14 6,459
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
MU Girls 0 #336 16 8,539
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
JO Girls 0 #337 3 7,570
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
CN Girls 0 #353 7 8,829
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
Finland Girls 0 #374 18 1,368
Austria Girls 0 #383 38 1,885
France Girls 2020 #392 3 3,215
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
Germany 0 #419 19 2,542
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
MX 0 #438 8 8,339
PT Girls 0 #440 12 7,952
PS Girls 0 #476 48 10,981
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
IT Girls 0 #488 1,942 9,415
RU Boys 0 #493 13 12,621
GT Girls 0 #494 12 7,500
Germany Girls 0 #501 398 4,949
IR Girls 0 #507 24 8,334
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
PA Girls 0 #511 8 9,861
CM Girls 0 #525 16 11,671
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
UY Girls 0 #532 5 6,731
IL Girls 0 #541 77 11,648
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
AR Girls 0 #568 32 8,289
CR Girls 0 #568 6 11,342
AE Girls 0 #589 9 20,968
BO Girls 0 #589 23 9,488
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
IT 0 #632 83 4,183
LB 0 #646 13 13,263
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
Finland Girls 2026 #670 69 3,895
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
United States Girls 2024 #767 150 8,487
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
TN 0 #801 29 13,765
CL Girls 0 #805 47 14,098
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #819 8 15,093
PE Girls 0 #872 72 14,861
NL Girls 0 #878 78 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #906 78 5,561
CO Girls 0 #916 163 16,140
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
MX Girls 0 #975 209 17,781
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
BR Girls 0 #986 7 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,005 5 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
MA 0 #1,076 53 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,114 28 25,928
DZ 0 #1,136 41 20,130
TR 0 #1,178 34 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,452 20 10,046

Violetta is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Switzerland
Canada
Sweden

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People also ask about Violetta

Violetta is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Violetta is a 4 syllable name, pronounced vyo-LET-tah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Violeta, Violette, Violet, Viola, Wioletta and Wioleta.
Yes, very popular — Violetta ranked #1 in Germany in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Violetta ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2022).
Yes — 1 notable people named Violetta are in our database, including Violetta Villas (Actor).