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    Viola

    vy-OH-lah

    Latin/Italian
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Violet; Purple flower
    Origin
    Latin/Italian
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Viola does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Violet; Purple flower", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Viola.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1900s (0.53% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Viola blooms knowing the Word endures — flesh as grass, glory fading, yet the word of the Lord standing forever, the violet who lives by eternal truth.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 40:8

      "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

    • 1 Peter 1:24-25

      "For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever."

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