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Why parents love Viola- Viola Davis is an EGOT winner — maximum acclaim.
- Twelfth Night's Viola creates Shakespeare's most tangled comedy.
- The viola is the orchestra's warmest instrument.
- Three syllables with a musical, Latin sound: vee-OH-lah.
- The meaning violet carries purple-flower beauty.
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The vibe of Viola
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Origin & history of Viola
Latin viola (violet)
→ English Viola
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Latin / Italian roots
Viola comes from the Latin meaning violet. Twelfth Night's Viola disguises herself as a man in Shakespeare's greatest romantic comedy. Viola Davis is an EGOT winner. The viola is the orchestra's warmest string instrument.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin; Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (c. 1601); Viola Davis (born 1965).
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Today
Viola remains a beloved choice, ranking #1138 in the US. 133,175 babies have been named Viola since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Viola?
1918
peak year
Viola has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #1138), with about 218 babies named Viola each year. In 1918, 4,331 babies were named Viola (ranked #59 nationally). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 133,175.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
4,331
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #59)
(ranked #59)
218
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,180
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
133,175
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Viola5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Viola's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — Shakespearean communication. People named Viola tend to be warm, acclaimed, and gifted at being the EGOT winner in any disguise.
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EGOT in any disguise✦
Shakespeare-comedy◈
Davis-level acclaim◎
Warmest instrument♡
Violet-LatinV4
I9
O6
L3
A1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Viola🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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