Heraldry and the Violante Surname

Arms linked to Viola and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

The name Violante is closely linked to Viola. Its meaning, shared with Viola, is “Violet”.

Violante adds -nte to the root of Viola, a common way of forming related surnames. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Violet and Violi. 1,210 Americans were listed as Violante in the 2010 census. 39% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. From 1891 to 2000, 181 births in France were registered under Violante. Violante sounds close to Vaillant, so it can help to search both.

Get the complete Violante report, with a museum-style coat of arms.