What Yolanda means
Yolanda is a girl name of Greek origin meaning "violet flower". It comes from medieval French Yolande, possibly from Greek Iolanthe (ion: violet + anthos: flower); disputed. It is pronounced yo-LAHN-dah.
Etymology uncertain. Very common for Mexican women born in the 1940s-1970s; writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché created the telenovela Yesenia.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Nicknames in Mexico: Yola, Yoli. Yola is a plain shortening. See the guide to Mexican nicknames.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
Related meanings: flower.
