English · Girl name
Scarlett
“scarlet, red; dealer in scarlet cloth”
About the name Scarlett
Scarlett comes from an English surname given to someone who made or sold scarlet, a fine and costly woollen cloth that was often dyed bright red. The word scarlet came into English through Old French from medieval Latin, and only later came to mean the color itself. Its use as a feminine first name owes much to Scarlett O’Hara, the strong-willed heroine of Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the Wind and the film adapted from it. The actress Scarlett Johansson is a well-known modern bearer. Scarlet is an alternative spelling.
- Meaning
- scarlet, red; dealer in scarlet cloth
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SKAR-let(2 syl.)
Middle names for Scarlett
- Scarlett Rose
- Scarlett Elizabeth
- Scarlett Jane
- Scarlett Grace
- Scarlett Louise
Questions about Scarlett
- What does Scarlett mean?
- Scarlett is an English name meaning "scarlet, red; dealer in scarlet cloth".
- How do you pronounce Scarlett?
- Scarlett is pronounced SKAR-let, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Scarlett?
- Variants of Scarlett include Scarlet, Scarlette.
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