How do you pronounce viola

It drives me insane when people pronounce this name as vye-O-luh. Both the musical instrument and the Latin word are pronounced vee-O-luh, and the name is no different. The rules of pronunciation for this name are quite simple. Viola is the name of one of the protagonists in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, and is one of the Bard's most popular heroines probably because she's witty, charming and clever.

I love the name, and it's much more sophisticated and unique than Violet which is quite nice, but has a somewhat dated and dowdy ring to it that it is still struggling to shake off. This was my grandmother's name. Her parents were Italian, and everyone in my family pronounces it "vie-OH-la". But I think the Shakespearean pronunciation sounds younger and fresher.

I have also heard this name pronounced "VIE-la" with no "O" sound. My great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother were both named Viola. They pronounced it vie-O-luh.

No one thought I could play the viola —until Mr K came into my life. Viola , Twelfth Night, 3. You don't mind asking Viola to take your name, but you consider it an insult if you are asked to take my name.

Sister Viola , I am glad to see you stirring: its news to have me here, ist not, sister? Punch did not acquit her Viola of a certain restlessness, but acknowledged that at times she acted like one inspired. Edith Arbuthnot had arrived, bringing with her a violinist, a viola -player and a 'cellist, but neither maid nor luggage. The same work for two violins and viola , and as a sonata for pianoforte and violin, was advertised at the same time.

A viola player holds a viola like a violin , under the chin. New Word List Word List. Save This Word! We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. Words nearby viola Vinylite , vinyl polymer , vinyl resin , vinylstyrene , viol , viola , violable , violaceous , viola clef , viola da braccio , viola da gamba.

And it's disgraceful that you only kept the proper pronunciation Kernel for Colonel and scrapped Sarjnt, Leftenant, Bos'un, etc. And then you won't pronounce our place names correctly. What shall we do with you? One of our volunteers, a dear old retired chef named Anthony, aged 75 and as English as they come, pronounces it beysil, presumably to distinguish it from the person.

I'm sure there is a technical philological term for this interchange of sounds, but I can't lay hands on it at the moment. Vy, of course. Shar Music. Yamaha Silent Violin. Pirastro Strings. Corilon Violins. Los Angeles Philharmonic. Laurie's Books Discover the best of Violinist. Welcome, Guest! Mark Roberts.