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Violet has always been one of my favorites, but since the Incredibles and Lemony Snicket both have Violets, I think you'll have to cross that one off your list. I had a baby girl shortly after the first Shrek movie came out and we had been planning to name her Fiona. After I saw the movie we changed our minds. I'm so glad we did even though I still think it's a lovely name.

Mn's I like with Violet are:

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Violet Ophelia
Violet Alice
Violet Sarah
Violet Mariana
Violet Elaine
Violet Elizabeth
Violet Josephine
Violet Evangeline
Violet Beatrice
Violet Sabrina
Violet Grace
Violet Dinah
Violet Tatiana
Violet Miranda
Violet Emily

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wdyt?

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alice x

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This message was edited 1/2/2005, 7:28 AM

The name Violet is pretty and not common.

I loved it for two years. It's just a tad weird, being delicate like the flower yet sounding sort of severe and mysterious.

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Then, I got on name boards and saw it everywhere -- alongside Ruby and Lily and Clara and Ava and Grace and various other revivals...

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Then, it showed up in two films almost simultaneously on young girl characters, both of whom are .. ::drumroll:: just a tad weird.

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I thought, this name is too fashionable.. I'd not use it. I still like it, anyway.

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- chazda

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This message was edited 1/1/2005, 2:23 PM

I like Violet a lot. It is very sweet, lovely and old fashioned. I think it would work best with a simple, common middle name like Elizabeth or Marie. Normally I wouldn't choose a filler middle name but Violet isn't that popular so there probably aren't that many Violet Marie's as compared to Lisa Marie's or Hannah Marie's.

I really like Violet but would probably never use it because I think it will shoot up in popularity.

I think that it's really pretty :-)

I used to like Violet a lot and I don't know what happened but for some reason it lost most of it's appeal to me a couple years back. Not that I don't still consider it a lovely name. It is very pretty and distinguished. Even though I prefer Lily, I like Violet is less frilly sounding.

I really like it, but I prefer Viola (pron. VYE-uh-la).

I used to like it, but I no longer do. I guess I see the word violent when I see it. Anyway, I suggest Violet Nadine.

I'm starting to like Violet a lot to. I think it's great.

Violet is my favorite, but I change my mind a lot. I think it works well with a mn that starts with a vowel, like Violet Anne or Violet Olivia. Violet Marie isn't bad either.