What do you think of when you hear the name Violet?

[namesstress2323]

Can't decide if i love it
or hate it.

Opinions? does it remind you too much of the colour?

[Joeybee]

Violet is nice, and I think people aren't so strongly associating it with the character anymore from Charlie and the chocolate factory. My concern with this name is that Vi is not a nice nn.

[Cantusethatname]

I'll scthream and scthream until I'm thick!

[winkygirl]

Lovely name. My colleague's pre-school age DD is called Violet. They don't shorten it although I can imagine Vi or Vee as a nickname when she gets older.

Violet = Violent? Only as much as:-
Maddie = mad
Kirsty = cursed
Eve = evil
etc.

[midsomermurderess]

A truly horrible woman I worked with who named one of her children Violet.

[KanyeWesticle]

Little blue flower

[chartreuse]

I think of the flower. It's a lovely name, I know a Violet, nn Vivi, which is beautiful

[Afishcalledchips]

The colour or as saltedcaramel said, Parma Violets.

[summerholsdreamin]

My gorgeous Labrador!!! (Totally outed myself now )

[Daisypopslop]

Violet from Charlie and the chocolate factory.
Always see violent first sadly, plus first autocorrect for it.
Apart from that I feel I should like it more than I actually do.

[JellyTeapot]

I love it!

[AddictedtoLovely]

Love it

[Jooni]

Love it. Violet Beaudelaire, Violet Parr and yes, Violet Beauregarde. I like the Ronald Dahl connection though - it gives it the same storybook appeal as e.g. Matilda.

[YoureMyWifeNowDave]

It was one of the names I considered for DD before she was born, I love it as it was my grandma's name and brings back many happy memories. I didn't end up using it though as in the end DD just really suited one of the other names we had in mind.

[ChanandlerBongsNeighbour]

I love it! Vi for short! Beautiful classic name

[LauraMipsum]

I love it.

[newlabelwriter]

I love it, I know a couple and lovely girls.

[starkers1]

A lovely name first, then the flower.

[GarrulousGrimoire]

I'd be jealous as I wanted it for DD3 but MIL can't do Vs so DH blocked it.

I remember Willy Wonka but don't think that's enough to block using it.

[SerialReJoiner]

Flower. My great grandmother. Tis dd's middle name and we both love it. :)

[Barefootcontessa84]

Violent for me too

[Allthebestnamesareused]

I will show my age then.

I think of Violet Elizabeth ( a very precocious young Bonnie Langford) in Just William saying "I shall scweam and scweam until I am sick!"

[CoffeeChocolateWine]

I'm a bit undecided. I know 2 little Violets and they are lovely and the name suits them. It makes me think of the flower rather than the colour. But I can't shake the feeling that it's too close to the word violent.

[Moresaltedcaramel]

Violet Carson (Ena Sharples in coronation street), old ladies and parma violet sweets

[proseccoMama]

Violent
The colour
The flower and fragrance

[Satishouse]

I think what a beautiful name it is