Scarlett
Meaning of Scarlett
Scarlett is a vivid little name that popped out of English surnames referring to a seller or wearer of rich scarlet cloth, and it still carries that flash-of-crimson confidence today. Thanks to Margaret Mitchell’s indomitable Scarlett O’Hara—and, more recently, Marvel’s quick-witted Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson—the name feels equal parts Southern belle, silver-screen siren, and modern superhero. Parents clearly agree; after decades of hovering modestly on U.S. charts, Scarlett blazed upward in the early 2000s and now lounges comfortably near the Top 20, proving that a splash of color never goes out of style. Pronounced SKAR-lit, it rolls off the tongue like a drumbeat, at once strong and feminine. For a daughter, Scarlett suggests someone who’ll paint her own canvas boldly, laugh loudly, and turn everyday moments into Technicolor memories.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as skah-lit (/ˈskɑː.lɪt/)
American English
- Pronunced as skar-lit (/ˈskɑr.lɪt/)
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Notable People Named Scarlett
| Scarlett Johansson is an American actress and singer whose lead roles have earned over 15.3 billion worldwide, making her the highest grossing lead actor in history, and she has won a BAFTA and a Tony with nominations for two Academy Awards and five Golden Globes. |
| Scarlett Bordeaux is an American wrestler, model, singer, and ring announcer best known for her WWE work alongside her husband Karrion Kross. |
| Scarlett Thomas is an English novelist known for The End of Mr Y and PopCo, creator of the Worldquake children’s series, and a creative writing professor at the University of Kent. |
| Scarlett Byrne - Scarlett Hannah Hefner is an English actress best known for playing Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter films and Nora Hildegard in The Vampire Diaries. |
| Scarlett Estevez is an American actress known for Daddy's Home, Lucifer, Bunk'd, and Ultra Violet and Black Scorpion. |
