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By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:31:43 +0000

I love Viola. Though I pronounce it with more of a soft O sound. I say (VY-o-LAH). I am also intrigued by Vitula. That would also make a cool choice for a baby.

By: Lola

Lola — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:19:40 +0000

Oh, I love Viola! Violet was my Auntie, but Viola appeals because of Shakspeare (and the musical thing is an added plus) (Sorry I was gone for a bit, Got surprised with a mini vacation!) Time to play catch-up!

Viola is sweet, strong and all velvet to say. I absolutely love it. Violet for me, goes in the middle, but Viola would go up front! I think it would be a nice link between my oldest & youngest (if I ever have her), with Sebastian being Leo’s middle, and all. Yep, Viola gets a huge Huzzah! from me!

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:14:50 +0000

Ohh Viola Delphine, thats lovely as does Vioal Saskia Gray. Viola is the more mysterious of the two I agree, I think Violet just tips the balance for me overall as I’m quite a fan of ‘et’ endings, although her ever increasing popularity is a little offputting…

By: Lucia

Lucia — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:41:08 +0000

It sounds great, but keep in mind that “viola” means “rapes” in spanish (as in “el me viola” = “he rapes me”), or more widely, “violates” or “breaks” as in “el viola la ley” = “he violates/breaks the law”, so if you’re gonna name your daughter Viola, please don’t take her to any spanish-speaking country, to save her the embarrasment. Just sayin’.

By: Lulu Bee

Lulu Bee — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:36:36 +0000

I love Viola, and Violet. I can’t pick a favorite. I agree with everyone about Viola being more mysterious, while Violet is sweeter. I love the combo Viola Delphine. Having a Dash, though, I don’t think I can use either of these (Dash and Violet are the kids in The Incredibles!)

By: Lulu Bee

Lulu Bee — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:30:45 +0000

I know one Violet (well, Violetta, but she goes by Violet) and she definitely is a non-conformist. I would consider that a positive, though.

By: rockingfetal

rockingfetal — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:12:59 +0000

This name has been growing on me. It was one of my grandma’s (Magina, who was NOTD ) sisters. Violet is unusable to me thanks to my surname. Viola seems like a viable option.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:33:18 +0000

I love Viola! Mysterious and somewhat sexy, but still sweet. I’d use it instead of Violet – because it sounds less violent . It honours my great aunt Violet, and I love the musical associations because I play the viola. Only thing is though, if I ever have kids, definitely want to call my first born girl Octavia (well, assuming my FH lets me), and Viola and Octavia sounds a bit too musical. But yes, definitely love this name! Huge thumbs up from me!
ps Sophiegray, Viola Saskia Blythe is adorable!

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:07:17 +0000

Thanks for having this a a NOTD! Viola has been either tied with Beatrix as my number 1 girls name, or slid to second for quite a while now. I think it came from a childhood like of Violet, but already having an Iris, I’ve strayed from Violet. Emmy Jo’s descriptions of the two mirror what I think of too – Violet is all sweetness to me, though still with a bit of spark (much like Clara or Elodie); whilst Viola feels like she has more depth of character, and is more mysterious (think Briseis or Aurelia).

I do love Viola, and DH adores her too, so she’s safe to stay of my lists for the next girl, if we have one! I’m stuck for combos though – nothing I have seems quite right! Viola Saskia Blythe, Viola Esme Clementine, Viola Alice Cleophee, Viola Ada Primrose.. they all seem a little ‘off’