[name_f]Violet[/name_f]. I have loved it since I was a kid and watched ‘It’s a Wonderful life’. It truly is one of my favorite names. Now, here I am 24 weeks pregnant with a baby girl and have come to realize that [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is in the top 100. Argh. I fully blame [name_m]Ben[/name_m] Affleck. At any rate, we really don’t want a top 100 name, so- I am asking the Nameberry readers to suggest other names I might like in place of [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. Thank you in advance for your help!
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], but here’s a few more:
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
Vinca
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] or [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] or [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Iona[/name_f], or [name_f]Iole[/name_f]: All mean “violet” or “violet flower,” as does [name_f]Yolanda[/name_f].
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] and [name_f]Viola[/name_f] are the best of the already suggested. Maybe [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]Odette[/name_f], [name_f]Vienna[/name_f]?
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f] are my suggestions!
Good luck!
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
There are some very lovely names on these lists, thank you. And some are ones that I have on my list of other possibilities…
Question number two - are there really that many little Violets out there? I have never met one but I am not really around little ones much. [name_m]Just[/name_m] curious what others see out there. [name_f]My[/name_f] sis has three kids and has never met a young [name_f]Violet[/name_f], but at number 65, there has to be plenty out there…
Violette?
I have a 4yr old Violet. No other Violets at her kinda(pre school) and there are 2 groups of 4yrs and 2 groups of 3yrs. Haven’t come across any Violets at my son’s school or cub scout group - and I live in an area where there are lots of Finn, Milly, Harriet, Henry, Ruby, Charlotte, Lewis etc… which I consider a similar style. In 4 years I have overheard 3 mums (local shops and park) refer to their daughters (around the same age as my daughter) as Violet. I have met someone who has an 18yr old Violet, and a 70+ Violet in a nursing home. Also when I took my daughter for the first time to a local medical centre, the doctor commented he was expecting an elderly person from the name - so he obviously doesn’t see many little ones!
I’m in Australia by the way 
I’ve only ever met one little girl named [name_f]Violet[/name_f], so while the numbers say there are plenty, the chances of another [name_f]Violet[/name_f] being in her Kindergarten class are relatively slim.
I have also loved the name [name_f]Violet[/name_f] my whole life, and totally irked by its huge popularity right now! I don’t care though, if I have a girl I will name her [name_f]Violet[/name_f] anyways bc I just cannot imagine loving any girls name as much as this one.
Other names I love, and perhaps you might too are:
- [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
- [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
- [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
- [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
- [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ([name_f]Poppy[/name_f])
- [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
- [name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
I’ve met/seen one in real life, a cute mom talking with her daughter in a clothing store. The girl was around 4 and very cute!