Viola Family History
Viola Name Meaning
Italian and Catalan:: from viola ‘violet’ applied as a nickname for a fragile sensitive or timid person or from the female personal name Viola from the same vocabulary word. Compare Italian La Viola . probably also from viola ‘fiddle viol’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a fiddle or viol player.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022