Violette

For other uses, see Violette (disambiguation).

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

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 (sometimes Violette), actress in German silent films
• 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

Surname

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

Characters

• Violette Leduc, protagonist of the 2013 biographical drama film Violette
• Title character of Violette Nozière, a 1978 French crime film

Other uses

• Le roman de la violette (the romance of the violet), a medieval poem by Gerbert de Montreuil

See also

• Violetta (given name), a female given name
• Violeta (given name), a female given name
• Violet (given name), a female given name
• Viola (given name), a female given name
• Viorica, a female given name