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Viola

/vee-OH-lah/Swahili · a girl’s name

A beautiful and gentle child with a quietly joyful spirit

How to say it
vee-OH-lah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Viola

Nicknames & short forms

Vee

From the same family