Scarlett - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Scarlett \s-carle-

is pronounced SCAR-let. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "red". Brought into use as a given name due to Margaret Mitchell's heroine Scarlett O'Hara in the novel "Gone With the Wind". The middle name of one of Mick Jagger's children with Jerry Hall.

Scarlett has 3 variant forms: Scarlet, Scarletta and Scarlette.

Scarlett is a very common first name for women (#1496 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#6951 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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