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Yolandra
How to Pronounce Yolandra
Pronounced yoh-LAN-druh /joʊˈlændrə/Low
Meaning: Yolandra adds an extra -r- to Yolanda, a name descended from the medieval Violante and ultimately the Latin viola, 'violet.' The flower meaning carries through, with the -andra ending lending a fuller, more elaborate sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Yolandra is a fuller, embellished form of Yolanda, itself from the medieval Violante and the Latin viola, 'violet.' The added -r- gives the name a rolling, decorative quality that fit the taste of its era while keeping the soft floral meaning.
The name stayed rare and firmly mid-century, peaking around 1972 with roughly twenty girls a year before fading. A woman named Yolandra from that peak is now in her early fifties, marking it as a name of the early 1970s.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Yolandra mean?
It is an elaboration of Yolanda, from a medieval form of Violante and the Latin viola, 'violet flower.'
How do you pronounce Yolandra?
It is said yoh-LAN-druh /joʊˈlændrə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Yolandra a boy or girl name?
Yolandra is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Yolandra?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-seventies.