Jolanta

See also: Jolánta, Jolantā, and Jolantą

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate with French Yolande, Italian Iolanda, and Spanish Yolanda.

Proper noun

Jolanta

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Yolande or Yolanda

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. Cognate with French Yolande, Italian Iolanda, and Spanish Yolanda. This name was made famous through Tchaikovsky's opera Iolanta (composed 1891), the protagonist of which is loosely inspired by Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine.

Proper noun

Jolanta f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Yolande or Yolanda

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Jolanta was the only given name of 3329 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Jolanta f

1. a female given name

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔˈlan.ta/

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• Rhymes: -anta
• Syllabification: Jo‧lan‧ta

Proper noun

Jolanta f (diminutive Jola or Jolka)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Yolande or Yolanda

Declension

Declension of Jolanta

	singular	plural
nominative	Jolanta	Jolanty
genitive	Jolanty	Jolant
dative	Jolancie	Jolantom
accusative	Jolantę	Jolanty
instrumental	Jolantą	Jolantami
locative	Jolancie	Jolantach
vocative	Jolanto	Jolanty

Further reading

• “Jolanta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)