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 has been well used in recent years for girls in England and Wales and in the United States.[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 Fox, character from the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine
- Scarlett the Garnet Fairy, character in the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- 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
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Scarlett
- All pages with titles containing Scarlett