Viola

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latin viola (“violet”) === Proper noun === Viola f A taxonomic genus within the family Violaceae – violets. A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain of the butterflies called skippers. ==== Hypernyms ==== (violets): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Violaceae – family (butterflies): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Hesperiiformes – series; Hesperiidae – family; Pyrginae – subfamily; Pyrgini – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus in Violaceae): Viola odorata (sweet violet) – type species; Viola angustifolia, Viola tricolor, Viola wikipedia – selected species; for other species see List of Viola species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (genus in Hesperiidae): Viola alicus, Viola egra, Viola minor, Viola olla, Viola violella – species === References === violet Viola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Viola (L.) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Viola (Violaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Viola at USDA Plants database butterfly Viola (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Viola Evans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Viola (Hesperiidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === From Latin viola (“violet”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaɪˈəʊlə/, /viˈəʊlə/, /ˈvaɪələ/ === Proper noun === Viola A female given name from Latin. A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy. A number of places in the United States: A town in Fulton County, Arkansas. An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California. A town in Kent County, Delaware. An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia. An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho. A village in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa. A minor city and township in Sedgwick County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Olmsted County, Minnesota. An unincorporated community in Barry County and Stone County, Missouri. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York. A town in Warren County, Tennessee. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia. A village in Richland County and Vernon County, Wisconsin. Other townships in Illinois and Iowa, listed under Viola Township. ==== Related terms ==== Violet ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ivalo, oliva, voila, voilà, volia == Czech == === Proper noun === Viola f a female given name, equivalent to English Viola ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Viola a female given name from Latin of Latin origin == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin viola in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋiolɑ/, [ˈʋio̞lɑ̝] Rhymes: -iolɑ Syllabification(key): Vi‧o‧la Hyphenation(key): Vio‧la === Proper noun === Viola a female given name from Latin ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Viola is the 190th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,271 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,560 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === Ivalo, Olavi, loiva, lovia, olvia, valio, valoi == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvi̯oːla/, [viˈoːla], [ˈvjoːla] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian viola. ==== Noun ==== Viola f (genitive Viola, plural Violen) (music) synonym of Bratsche ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin viola. ==== Noun ==== Viola f (genitive Viola, plural Violen) (botany) alternative form of Viole (“violet”) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Viola”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Viola” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon Viola on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Viola” in Duden online “Viola” in Duden online == Italian == === Etymology === The given name derived from Latin viola (“a violet”). The surname can be matronymic, but more often occupational, for a dyer of violet cloth, or a player of the viola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈɔ.la/, /ˈvjɔ.la/ Rhymes: -ɔla Hyphenation: Vi‧ò‧la, Viò‧la === Proper noun === Viola f a female given name from Latin === Proper noun === Viola m or f by sense a surname === References === === Anagrams === oliva, ovali, voilà, volai == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈviɔɫa/ Homophone: viola === Proper noun === Viola f a female given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Viola”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Occupational surname for a viola player, from Late Latin vitula, or for a dyer or seller of violet fabric. === Proper noun === Viola m or f by sense a surname == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin viola (“violet”). First recorded in Sweden in 1844. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪ²uːla/ === Proper noun === Viola c (genitive Violas) a female given name from Latin === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN 57 207 females with the given name Viola living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.