Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 Jolanda
/yo · LAN · dah/
Meaning
“Violet flower”
Italian and Dutch form of Yolanda, from the Old French Yolande, likely derived from Viola meaning 'violet flower'; widely used across Catholic Europe.
Nicknames
jo · jola
Vibe
strongwarm
How it ages.
Classic in Southern and Central Europe; feels established rather than fashionable.
The cultural moment.
Steady use in Italy and the Netherlands through the latter half of the 20th century, now declining.