| Pronunciation | French: [vjɔlɛt] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | French |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "violet" |
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Violette is a female given name and a surname which may refer to:
Given name
- Violette Cordery (1900–1983), British racing driver
- Violette Huck (born 1988), French tennis player
- Violette Lecoq (1912–2003), French nurse, illustrator and resistance member during World War II
- Violette Leduc (1907–1972), French author
- Violette Morris (1893–1944), French multi-sport athlete, and spy and collaborator for the Germans during World War II
- Violetta Napierska (1890–1968), sometimes spelled Violette, actress in German silent films
- Violette Spillebout (born 1972), French politician
- Violette Szabo (1921–1945), British Second World War agent in German-occupied France
- Violette Trépanier (born 1945), politician in Quebec, Canada
- Violette Verdy (1933–2016), French ballerina and director of dance companies
- Violette Wautier (born 1993), Thai singer-songwriter and actress
Surname
- Banks Violette (born 1973), American artist
- Cyndy Violette (born 1959), American poker player
- Dave Violette (born 1963), American curler
- Lorne J. Violette (1884–?), Canadian politician
- Tom Violette (born 1960), American curler
Fictional characters
- Violette Leduc, protagonist of the 2013 biographical drama film Violette
- Title character of Violette Nozière, a 1978 French crime film
- Violette Honfleur, on the 1980 Peanuts film Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!)
See also
- Violetta (given name)
- Violeta (given name)
- Violet (given name)
- Viola (given name)
- Viorica, a female given name
- Le roman de la violette ("The Romance of the Violet"), a medieval poem by Gerbert de Montreuil
- La Violette, comic opera by Michele Carafa, 1828
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