Yolanda - Origin and Meaning of the name

The girl name Yolanda [ syll. yo-lan-da, yol-a-nda ] is pronounced YowLAANDah ^KEY. Yolanda has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in English and French. The name Yolanda means 'violet flower'. Derived from iole which means 'violet' ; anthos which means 'flower'. Iolanthe (Old Greek) is an old form of the name. The name could also have evolved from Viola via the form Violante. The form Iolanthe was popularized in the late 19th century amidst an enthusiasm for flower names.

Variants of Yolanda include Iolanda (Italian), Iolanthe (English), Iole (Italian), Jolanda (Italian), Jolanta (Polish), Jolantha (German), Jolanthe (German), Yolande (English and French), and Yolanthe (English and French). Yola (short form in German) and Yolantha (spelling variant in English and French) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, Viola (English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian).

Yolanda is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1968, 0.216% of baby girls were named Yolanda. It had a ranking of #93 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is currently of only very light use. Out of all girl names in its family, Yolanda was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Yolanda include Yolantha (English and French), Yolande (English and French), and Yolanthe (English and French).

^KEY: approx pronunciation for Yolanda: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"

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for Yolanda
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Variant Popularity Chart
for Yolanda
in 2007