Scarlett (given name)
Scarlett is a female given name. The color scarlet symbolizes courage, passion, force, joy and heat. The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church wear scarlet as a color of the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs. 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 was the 17th most popular name given to baby girls in the England and Wales in 2013 and the 30th most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2014.[1]
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | The color scarlet symbolizes courage, passion, force, joy and heat. ... The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church wear scarlet as a color of the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs. |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Letty, Scar |
| Related names | Scarlet, Scarlette |
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.
People named Scarlett
- Scarlett Bordeaux (born 1991), American professional wrestler
- Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), American actress
- Scarlett Alice Johnson (born 1985), English actress
- Scarlett Keegan (born 1984), American model and actress
- Scarlett Moffatt (born 1990), English television personality
- Scarlett Pomers (born 1988), American actress
- Scarlett Werner (born 1988), German tennis player
Fictional
- Scarlett (G.I. Joe), in the G.I. Joe universe
- Scarlett, a gender swap of Will Scarlet, in Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood
- 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 Dragna, main character of the Caraval novels by Stephanie Garber
- Scarlett Nicholls, from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale
- Scarlett O'Connor, a character in the US TV series Nashville
- Scarlett O'Hara, main character in the novel and film Gone with the Wind
- Scarlett O'Hara St. Jones, character in the movie Steamboy
- Scarlett Valentine, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
- Scarlett the Garnet Fairy, character in the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Scarlett Fox, character from the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Scarlett
- All pages with titles containing Scarlett