- Scarlett (given name)
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Scarlett
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gender = female
meaning = English occupational surname, referring to seller of cloth of scarlet.
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origin = English
related names = Scarlet
footnotes =Scarlett or Scarlet is a feminine name derived from an English surname with an occupational meaning, referring to a person who sold cloth of scarlet. It gained popularity due to the character
Scarlett O'Hara inMargaret Mitchell 'sGone with the Wind . More recently, its profile has been on the rise due to the fame of the actressScarlett Johansson . The name was the 39th most popular name given to baby girls in the England and Wales in 2007. It was the 45th most popular name given to baby girls inNew South Wales ,Australia in 2007 and the 93rd most popular name given to baby girls inChile in 2006. It was the 296th most popular name given to baby girls in theUnited States in 2006. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/scarlett Behind the Name] ]The name also has associations with the bright red color scarlet and, indirectly, with the Biblical scarlet woman and Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel
The Scarlet Letter , in which heroine Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet letter A as a sign of heradultery .Notes
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