Meanings
- A female given name from Spanish.
1 more example
I chose the name Yolanda Denise, but my husband had reservations about it. He questioned whether people would call her Yolanda or mispronounce the name. He was right. Her name is so frequently mispronounced that it bothers her. There is a tendency among middle-class Negroes to give their children unusual names. Perhaps they are seeking elegance or some special identification. I fell victim to this custom, rather than following the sensible practice of naming the baby after a member of the family.
1969, Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, page 107
Origin
- Germanic
- SpanishYolanda
- EnglishYolanda
From Spanish Yolanda, the form of a medieval royal name of obscure, probably Germanic, origin. It has been identified with Latin Violante and with Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). Doublet of Yolande.
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Afrikaans Jolanda
- Jolandafemale given name
Chinese Cantonese 尤蘭達 /尤兰达
- 尤蘭達 /尤兰达 (jau⁴ laan⁴ daak⁶)female given name
French Yolande
- Yolandefemale given name
Hungarian Jolán
- Jolánfemale given name
Latvian Jolanta
- Jolantafemale given name
Polish Jolanta
- Jolantafemale given name
Portuguese Iolanda
- Iolandafemale given name
Romanian Iolanda
- Iolandafemale given name
Russian Иола́нда
- Иола́нда (Iolánda)female given name
Spanish Yolanda
- Yolandafemale given name
Cite this entry
Yolanda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yolanda
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