Violette

Violette is a female given name and a surname which may refer to:

Violette

Pronunciation	French: [vjɔlɛt]
Gender	Female
Language(s)	French
Origin
Meaning	"violet"

For other uses, see Violette (disambiguation).

Given name

• Violette Cordery (1900–1983), British racing driver
• Violette Huck (born 1988), French tennis player
• Violette Lecoq (1912–2003), French nurse, illustrator and resistance member during World War II
• Violette Leduc (1907–1972), French author
• Violette Morris (1893–1944), French multi-sport athlete, and spy and collaborator for the Germans during World War II
• Violetta Napierska (1890–1968), sometimes spelled Violette, actress in German silent films
• Violette Spillebout (born 1972), French politician
• Violette Szabo (1921–1945), British Second World War agent in German-occupied France
• Violette Trépanier (born 1945), politician in Quebec, Canada
• Violette Verdy (1933–2016), French ballerina and director of dance companies
• Violette Wautier (born 1993), Thai singer-songwriter and actress

Surname

• Banks Violette (born 1973), American artist
• Cyndy Violette (born 1959), American poker player
• Dave Violette (born 1963), American curler
• Lorne J. Violette (1884–?), Canadian politician
• Tom Violette (born 1960), American curler

Fictional characters

• Violette Leduc, protagonist of the 2013 biographical drama film Violette
• Title character of Violette Nozière, a 1978 French crime film
• Violette Honfleur, on the 1980 Peanuts film Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!)

See also

• Violetta (given name)
• Violeta (given name)
• Violet (given name)
• Viola (given name)
• Viorica, a female given name
• Le roman de la violette ("The Romance of the Violet"), a medieval poem by Gerbert de Montreuil
• La Violette, comic opera by Michele Carafa, 1828