Scarlett

Scarlett is a feminine 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 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. It has also ranked among the top 100 names for newborn girls in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in recent years. People named Scarlett Scarlett Bordeaux (born 1991), American professional wrestler 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 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