Violeta (given name)

Violeta
Pronunciation	Greek: [vjoˈleta]; Romanian: [vi.oˈleta]; Spanish: [bjoˈleta]
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, Portuguese
Origin
Meaning	"violet"

Violeta (Cyrillic: Виолета, romanized: Violeta, Greek: Βιολέτα, romanized: Violéta) is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:

Violeta Alexandru (born 1975), Romanian politician
Violeta Andrei (born 1941), Romanian actress
Violeta Autumn (1930–2012), Peruvian—American architect
Violeta Avilés Álvarez (born 1957), Mexican politician
Violeta Ayala (born 1978), Bolivian film director, producer and writer
Violeta Bermúdez (born 1961), Peruvian lawyer, writer and diplomat
Violeta Bernotaitė (born 1965), Lithuanian rower
Violeta Bulc (born 1964), Slovenian politician
Violeta Chamorro (born 1929), Nicaraguan political leader, former president and publisher
Violeta de Outono, Brazilian progressive rock band
Violeta Delgado (born 1996), Peruvian volleyball player
Violeta Dinescu (born 1953), Romanian composer, pianist and professor
Violeta Friedman (1930–2000), Roman holocaust survivor, activist and author
Violeta Giménez (born 1978), Spanish rhythmic and acrobatic gymnast
Violeta Gindeva (1946–2019), Bulgarian actress
Violeta Granera (born 1952), Nicaraguan sociologist
Violeta Guzmán (born 1977), Mexican hammer thrower
Violeta Hemsy de Gainza (1929–2023), Argentine pianist
Violeta Isfel (born Ana Fanni Portolatin, 1985), Mexican actress and singer
Violeta Ivanov (born 1967), Moldovan politician
Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
Violeta Ivković, Serbian journalist and writer
Sati (Lithuanian singer) (Violeta Jurkonienė) (born 1976), Lithuanian singer
Violeta Lagunes Viveros (born 1971), Mexican politician
Violeta Lastakauskaitė (born 1965), Lithuanian rower
Violeta Laužonytė (born 1955), Lithuanian textile artist
Violeta Luna (born 1943), Ecuadorian poet, novelist, essayist, professor and literary critic
Violeta Lutovac Đurđević, Serbian politician
Violeta Manushi (1926–2007), Albanian actress
Violeta Marcos (1937–2001), Catholic Filipino Augustine nun
Violeta Maslarova (1925–2006), Bulgarian artist
Violeta Menjívar (born 1952), Salvadoran politician
Viki Miljković (Violeta "Viki" Miljković) (born 1974), Serbian singer
Violeta Mițul (1997–2023), Moldovan footballer
Violeta Ninova (born 1963), Bulgarian rower
Violeta Ocokoljić, Serbian politician
Violeta Parra (1917–1967), Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist
Violeta Retamoza (born 1983), Mexican professional golfer
Violeta Riaubiškytė-Tarasovienė (born 1974), Lithuanian musical artist
Violeta Rivas (1937–2018), Argentine singer
Violeta Slović (born 1991), Serbian football defender
Violeta Spirovska, Macedonian footballer
Violeta Strămăturaru (born 1988), Romanian luger
Violeta Szekely (born 1965), Romanian former middle distance runner
Violeta Tarasovienė (born 1974), Lithuanian singer and show host
Violeta Tomić (born 1963), Slovenian left-wing politician
Violeta Tsvetkova (born 1955), Bulgarian middle distance runner
Violeta Urmana (born 1961, Violeta Urmanavičiūtė), Lithuanian operatic soprano
Violeta Urtizberea (born 1985), Argentine actress
Violeta Vidaurre (1928–2021), Chilean actress
Violeta Vuković (born 1972), Serbian basketball player
Violeta Zareva (born 1968), Bulgarian rower
Violeta Zúñiga (1933–2019), Chilean human rights activist

See also