Violet
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Violet may refer to:
- Violet (color), which is primarily used to describe a color often confused with purple. However, it can also refer to:
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[edit] People
- Violet (name), a given name for girls
- Violet Berlin, the presenter of the television program Game Pad
[edit] In biology
- Violet (plant), a plant of the genus Viola whose flower is usually of this color
- African violet, a plant of the genus Saintpaulia that has a superficial resemblance to Viola
- Dogtooth violet, any of several species of Erythronium.
- Bog violet
[edit] In geography
- Violet, Louisiana, a city in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
[edit] In music
- Violet (musical instrument) a.k.a. Violett is in the Viol/Violin family
- Violet (musical), a Broadway musical
- Violet (musician), a singer
- The Screaming Violets, a British rock band
- Violet, an album by The Birthday Massacre
- Violet, a song by the band Son, Ambulance
- Violet, a song by the band Hole
- Violet, a song by the band Savage Garden
[edit] In fiction
- Violet City, a fictional place in Pokémon universe
[edit] Fictional characters
- Violet (comics) a.k.a. Shrinking Violet, a character in the DC Comics series Legion of Super-Heroes
- Violet (Peanuts), a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
- Violet Baudelaire, a character from the highly popular A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
- Violet Beauregarde, a character in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- Violet Parr, a character in the Pixar movie, The Incredibles
- Violet Song jat Shariff, a character in the 2006 film UltraViolet
- Violet (Tekken), a character in Tekken 4
- Violet, a character in Fifi & the Flowertots.
- Violet, a character in the 1980's cartoon Rainbow Brite
- Violet, a character in the 1978 film Pretty Baby, directed by Louis Malle
[edit] Other uses
- A violet wand is an electrical stimulation device sometimes used in BDSM.
- Violets is the name of New York University's sports teams, and the school color
- Violet (film), a Canadian film from 2000.