English translation/equivalent: Yolanda

Origin: Derived from the medieval adaptation of the French or Franco-Provencial Yolant or Yolans, of probably Germanic origin meaning "color of violet."

Name Day/Onomastico: December 28—in memory of the Portugese nun Jolandis.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Jolanda

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