Violetta
vee-oh-LET-uh
Italian/Latin
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Little violet; Purple flower
- Origin
- Italian/Latin
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Violetta does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Little violet; Purple flower", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Violetta.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1880s (0.001% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Violetta blooms in the shade — the lowly violet receiving God's grace, the humble heart that receives what the proud can never find.
- Verses on this meaning
- Proverbs 3:34
"He giveth grace unto the lowly."
- James 4:6
"God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
- Proverbs 3:34