Violette

See also: violette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Violette.

Proper noun

Violette (plural Violettes)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Violette is the 9529^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3411 individuals. Violette is most common among White (93.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Violette”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

French

Etymology

From violette (“violet”). Cognate with English Violet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vjɔ.lɛt/
• Homophone: violette

Proper noun

Violette f

1. a female given name
2. a surname, equivalent to English Violette

Descendants

• English: Violette

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com

Paronyms

• Vialatte

Anagrams

• olivette