Cf. also Viola and Yolanda.
The popularity of the name in Scotland in the 16th C was due in part to the use of the name in France at the time.
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- Scots
- ● 1536 Wyolet DOST s.v. aunt;
1545 Violet PGB;
1546 Violet ibid.;
1547 Violet ibid.;
1550 Violet ibid.;
1552 Violet ibid.;
1554 Violet ibid.;
1559 Violet ibid.;
1568 Violet ibid.;
1576 Violet ibid.;
1582 Violet ibid.;
1587 Violet ibid.
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Violet". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Violet.