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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | Red |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Letty, Scar |
| Related names | Scarlet, Scarlette |
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.[1]
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. [2] The word is thought to derive from the Arabic siklāt, referring to silks dyed with kermes.
- ^ Behind the Name
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 242. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.