The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
English, after the small woodland flower, from the Latin “viola”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Lette, Lettie, Letty, Vi, Vilet, Vilette, Viola, Violetta, Violette, Vy, Vylet, Vylette, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Violet Crawley is the younger of the two little Crawley girls Becky Sharp is hired to be governess for in Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s).

Tagged: 1810s, 1820s, 1840s, English, Latin, V

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• The Decade’s Trendiest Baby Names | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  April 24, 2015 at 3:53 am

  […] Names included on the list are: Aria / Arya, Aubree (alternate spelling of “Aubrey”), Bentley, Easton, Harper, Jase (shortened version of “Jason”), Jaxson (alternate spelling of “Jackson“), Khloe (alternate spelling of “Chloe”), Lincoln, London, Mila, Paisley (side note: I cannot believe people actually name their children after a print fabric!), Penelope, Scarlett, Violet […]

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• Most Popular Baby Names, 2014 (Canadian Edition) | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  May 24, 2015 at 11:10 pm

  […] Sarah, Savannah, Scarlett, Sofia / Sophia, Sofie / Sophie, Stella, Sydney, Taylor, Victoria, Violet, Zoe / […]

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• The State of Pop-Culture Naming, 2015 | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 30, 2015 at 8:43 am

  […] and Sansa (from the A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones series); Cora, Edith, Rose, and Violet (from Downton Abbey); Elsa (from Frozen); Hazel (from the popular YA book The Fault in Our […]

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