Viola (given name): Difference between revisions

Viola is a feminine given name derived from the Latin viola, given in reference to the flowering plant species. The name is in common use in Italy. It is best known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare‘s Twelfth Night.^[1]

• Viola Desmond, (1914–1965), African-Nova Scotian civil rights figure
• Viola Hashe (1926–1977), South African anti-apartheid activist
• Viola Hill (1892-?), American suffragist and music director
• Viola Liuzzo (1925–1965), Unitarian Universalist civil rights activist
• Viola Pitts (1914–2004), Fort Worth community activist

• Viola Bauer (born 1976), German cross-country skier
• Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 1989), Kenyan middle-distance runner
• Viola Goretzki (born 1956), German rower
• Viola Grahl (born 1966), German former field hockey player
• Violah Jepchumba (born 1990), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Viola Kibiwot (born 1983), Kenyan distance runner
• Viola Myers (1927–1993), Canadian athlete
• Viola Odebrecht (born 1983), German footballer
• Viola Poley (born 1955), German rower
• Viola Thomas (born 1939), Canadian barrel rolling champion
• Viola Thompson (1922–2017), American professional baseball player
• Viola Valli (born 1972), Italian long distance swimmer
• Viola Yanik (born 1982), Canadian wrestler

• Viola Allen (1867–1948), American stage actress
• Viola Barry (1894–1964), American silent film actress
• Viola Compton (1886–1971), British film actress
• Viola Dana (1897–1987), American silent film actress
• Viola Davis (born 1965), American actress
• Viola Farber (1931–1998), American choreographer and dancer
• Viola Gillette (1871–1956), American contralto
• Viola Harris (1920–2017), American actress
• Viola Keats (1911–1998), British film and television actress
• Viola Lyel (1896–1972), British film and television actress
• Viola Léger, (1930–2023), Acadian-Canadian actress and former Canadian Senator
• Viola McCoy, African-American blues singer
• Viola Richard (1904–1973), American silent film actress
• Viola Roache (1885-1961), American actress
• Viola Smith (1912-2020), American drummer
• Viola Valentino (born 1949), Italian singer
• Viola Wills (1939–2009), American pop singer

• Viola, a character from Eternal Sonata
• Viola (Kiddy Grade), in the Japanese anime television series Kiddy Grade
• Viola (She’s the Man), a character in the American film She’s the Man
• Viola (TimeSplitters), a character in the English video game series TimeSplitters
• Viola (Twelfth Night), a character in William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night
• Viola (Zone of the Enders), a character in the Japanese video game series Zone of the Enders
• Viola, a character from Bayonetta 3
• Viola, a character from Valkyrie Drive– Bhikkhuni
• Viola de Lesseps, heroine of the film Shakespeare in Love
• Viola, a Gym Leader in Pokémon series
• Viola, one of Jake’s five children from Adventure Time
• Viola, a character from the anime and manga series One Piece
• Viola, a character from the RPG horror game The Witch’s House
• Viola, a character from the series “The Knife of Never Letting Go“
• Viola, a character from the movie “Chaos Walking“