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Scarlett (given name)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Scarlett |
| image | File:Vivien Leigh Gone Wind Restored.jpg |
| caption | Vivien Leigh portrayed Scarlett O'Hara in *Gone with the Wind*. |
| gender | Female |
| meaning | Red |
| nickname | Letty, Scar |
| origin | English |
| related names | Scarlet, Scarlette |
Scarlett is a feminine given name. It gained popularity due to the character Scarlett O'Hara in Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel Gone with the Wind and the film adaptation. The name has been well used in recent years for girls in the United Kingdom and in the United States.
The name also has associations with the bright red color scarlet. Scarlett originated as an occupation surname, designating a person who sold scarlet, a luxury wool cloth produced in medieval Europe. The word is thought to derive from the Arabic siklāt, referring to silks dyed with kermes.
Usage
Usage of the name has increased in the Anglosphere in recent years. It has ranked among the top 20 names given to newborn American girls since 2021 and was the 14th most popular name for girls in that country in 2022.{{cite web | access-date = 12 May 2023
People named Scarlett
- Scarlett Bordeaux (born 1991), American professional wrestler
- Scarlett Byrne (born 1990), English actress
- Scarlett Estevez (born 2007), American actress
- Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), American actress
- Scarlett Alice Johnson (born 1985), English actress
- Scarlett Keegan (born 1984), American model and actress
- Scarlett Miller, American engineering professor
- Scarlett Moffatt (born 1990), English television personality
- Scarlett Pomers (born 1988), American actress
- Scarlett Werner (born 1984), German tennis player
- Scarlett Westbrook (born 2004), British climate justice activist and journalist
Fictional characters
- Scarlett (G.I. Joe), in the G.I. Joe universe
- Scarlett, a gender swap of Will Scarlet, in Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood
- Scarlett, from the Papa Louie video games
- Scarlett, in the e4 TV series Skins
- Scarlett, a character in the Canadian animated show Total Drama
- Scarlett Adams, Indonesian-English girl with strange powers from The Power of Five book series
- Scarlett Blake, female character in the videogame Dead Nation.
- Scarlett Dragna, main character of the Caraval novels by Stephanie Garber
- Scarlett Fox, character from the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine
- Scarlett the Garnet Fairy, character in the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Scarlett Kiernan, from the British soap opera Doctors
- Scarlett Nicholls, from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale
- Scarlett O'Connor, a character in the US TV series Nashville
- Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy (born 1951), Peruvian historian and university professor
- Scarlett O'Hara, main character in the novel and film Gone with the Wind
- Scarlett O'Hara St. Jones, character in the movie Steamboy
- Scarlet Porter, a character in 17 Again, played by Leslie Mann
- Scarlett Valentine, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
References
References
- [http://www.behindthename.com/name/scarlett Behind the Name]
- (2006). "Oxford Dictionary of First Names". Oxford University Press.
- "Popularity for the name Scarlett - Behind the Name".
- "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)".
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