Jolanta (or Jolantha) is a Czech, Lithuanian, Polish and Slovak form of the Greek name

Iolanthe ''Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri'' () is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, first performed in 1882. It is one of the Savoy operas and is the seventh of fourteen operatic collaborations by Gilbert ...

. It is derived from Greek words ιολη (iole) "violet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower". Similar names also derived from Iolanthe are Yolande, Jolanda and Yolanda. Jolanta is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jolanta Antas, Polish scientist and professor of linguistics at the Jagiellonian University of Kraków *

Jolanta Bartczak Jolanta Bartczak (born 20 March 1964) is a retired Polish long jumper. Her personal best jump was 6.90 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Bratislava. Her daughter, Pia Skrzyszowska Pia Skrzyszowska (born 20 April 2001) is a Polish athlete spec ...

(born 1964), Polish long jumper * Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska (born 1950), Polish fencer *

Grażyna Jolanta Ciemniak Grażyna is a Polish feminine given name. The name was created by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the main character of his 1823 poem ''Grażyna''. The name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective ''gražus'', meaning "pretty", "beautiful" ...

(born 1948), Polish political figure, member of the Senate of Poland (1993–97) * Jolanta Danielak (born 1955), Polish politician, a member of the Democratic Left Alliance and, previously SdRP *

Jolanta Dičkutė Jolanta Dičkutė (born December 8, 1970 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party; part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Eu ...

(born 1970), Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party *

Jolanta Dukure Jolanta Dukure (born 20 September 1979) is a Latvian race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be i ...

(born 1979), Latvian race walker * Jolanta Hibner (born 1951), Polish politician *

Jolanta Janota Jolanta Janota-Marlec (born July 6, 1964 in Katowice, Śląskie) is a former female track and field sprinter from Poland, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as ...

(born 1964), Polish track and field sprinter *

Jolanta Królikowska Jolanta Królikowska (born 21 May 1960) is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad ...

(born 1960), Polish fencer *

Jolanta Kvašytė Jolanta Kvašytė (born 29 May 1956 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian ceramic artist. In 1982, she graduated from the Lithuanian Institute of Fine Arts. In 1982–1984, she worked in a factory "Jiesia" Kybartu shop, in 1985-1988 Restoration Trust in ...

(born 1956), Lithuanian painter * Jolanta Kwaśniewska (born 1955), Polish lawyer and charity activist and former First Lady of Poland *

Jolanta Łukaszewicz Jolanta Łukaszewicz (born June 16, 1966 in Choszczno) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metro ...

(born 1966), Polish sprint canoeist * Jolanta Polikevičiūtė (born 1970), Lithuanian road cyclist *

Jolanta Szczypińska Jolanta Irena Szczypińska (24 June 1957 – 8 December 2018) was a Polish politician. Biography After professionally working as a nurse, she became a member of the Sejm (the lower House of Parliament) after Wiesław Walendziak had stepped d ...

(born 1957), Polish politician * Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz (born 1954), Polish politician * Jolanta Zawadzka (born 1987), Polish chess player It may also refer to: * Jolenta of Poland (1235–1298), also referred to as Jolanta, Yolande and Yolanda

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