Violet and her alternatives

Violet has skyrocketed within the last few years, coming out of moldy obscurity to vintage chic. In 1998, she was the 899th most popular female name, the year before, she hadn’t even been seen in the U.S. top 100o since 1982.

As of 2009, Violet was the 141st most popular female name in the United States. To add insult to injury, she was the 66th most popular in neighboring Canada (2009) and the 85th most popular in Australia (2009).

It is inevitable… Violet may become the next Lily.

Loving Violet but fear her popularity? Then you may like these unusual alternatives.

Banafsha (Persian)
Calfuray (Mapuche)
Ia ია (Georgian)
Ione (Greek)
Jolana (Czech/Slovak)
Jolanta (Polish)
Fialka (Ukrainian)
Kannike (Estonian)
Manusha (Albanian)
Melyonen (Cornish)
Sigal/Sigalit (Hebrew)
Viola (Latin)
Violeta (Bulgarian/Croatian/Macedonian/Romanian/Spanish)
Violette (French)
Yolanda (Spanish)
Yolande (French)

These ones may not be very usuable in an English-speaking country, but for curiosity’s sake, here is what people in other countries name their daughters when they are referring to the Violet:

Bənövşə (Azeri)
Temenuzhka (Bulgarian)
Ibolya (Hungarian)
Iole (Greek)
Ljubica (Croatian)
Manushag (Armenian)
Menekşe (Turkish)
Orvo/Orvokki (Finnish)
Wiola (Polish)
Wioletta (Polish)