At a Glance
- Meaning
- A violet-colored stone
- Origin
- Greek (mineral name)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- EYE-oh-lyt
Iolite is a Greek (mineral name) girl's name meaning “a violet-colored stone”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Iolite
Meaning: A violet-colored stone.
Origin: Greek (mineral name).
A common claim: Iolite is said to mean "violet stone" and to have been the Vikings' "compass stone" Actually: The "Viking compass stone" claim is a popularized, disputed legend about using birefringent crystals for navigation -- not a linguistic meaning of the word, which is simply "violet stone."
How to Pronounce Iolite
EYE-oh-lytIPA /ˈaɪəlaɪt/
Popularity of Iolite
Iolite doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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