Yolanda

English

Etymology

From Spanish Yolanda, the form of a medieval royal name of obscure, probably Germanic, origin. It has been identified with Latin Violante and Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Proper noun

Yolanda

1. A female given name from Spanish.
   • 1969, Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, page 107:

     I chose the name Yolanda Denise, but my husband had reservations about it. He questioned whether people would call her Yolanda or mispronounce the name. He was right. Her name is so frequently mispronounced that it bothers her. There is a tendency among middle-class Negroes to give their children unusual names. Perhaps they are seeking elegance or some special identification. I fell victim to this custom, rather than following the sensible practice of naming the baby after a member of the family.

Translations

female given name

• Afrikaans: Jolanda
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 尤蘭達／尤兰达 (jau⁴ laan⁴ daak⁶)

• French: Yolande (fr)
• Galician: Iolanda (gl) f
• Hungarian: Jolán (hu)
• Latvian: Jolanta f
• Occitan: Iolanda
• Polish: Jolanta (pl) f
• Portuguese: Iolanda (pt) f
• Romanian: Iolanda
• Russian: Иола́нда f (Iolánda)
• Spanish: Yolanda (es)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Yolanda f

1. a female given name, variant of Iolanda

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝoˈlanda/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈlãn̪.d̪a]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝoˈlanda/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈlãn̪.d̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃoˈlanda/ [ʃoˈlãn̪.d̪a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒoˈlanda/ [ʒoˈlãn̪.d̪a]

• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Yo‧lan‧da

Proper noun

Yolanda f

1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Yolanda.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /joˈlanda/ [joˈlan.dɐ]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Yo‧lan‧da

Proper noun

Yolanda (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. a female given name from Spanish