Yolanda
Pronounced yo-LAN-dah
- Meaning
- "Violet flower; Modest"
- Origin
- Greek/Spanish
Yolanda is the violet — modest and beautiful, hidden yet fragrant. 'I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.' Yolanda blooms quietly in the valley where God tends His garden.
Spiritual meaning
Yolanda blooms modestly — lily of the valley, arrayed beyond Solomon, growing without toiling, the violet whose beauty surpasses earthly glory.
Related verses (KJV)
"I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys."
Song of Solomon 2:1 (KJV) →"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
Matthew 6:28-29 (KJV) →