My instinct is to pronounce it vee-o-LET. The same thing happens with Juliette: joo-lee-ET (as opposed to JOO-lee-et for Juliet).
I prefer both Juliet and Violet to Juliette and Violette; and in fact prefer Viola (vie-O-lah) to Violet.
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