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Violet (female)

Variants:Violetta (F) Violette (F)
Diminutive(s):Vi (F)
Derivative of:Viola (F)
Can be spelt:Voilet (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, named after the flower. Introduced into Scotland by French influence, see Violette.

Violet is not very frequent in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire but there are several spelling variations. Voilet occurs in over 15% of cases. Soundex searching should find all the examples that occur in that record.
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