Meaning and Origin
What does the name Scarlet mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Scarlet means "A bright red colour".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Scarlet means "A name that represents beauty and grace in the form of a red colour" and is of English origin.
- According to 2 people from the United States and New Zealand, the name Scarlet is of New Zealand origin and means "Red".
- A user from New York, U.S. says the name Scarlet is of English origin and means "Red Goddess".
- A submission from Florida, U.S. says the name Scarlet means "Color red" and is of Spanish origin.
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Scarlet means "Scarlet is a feminine name derived from an English surname with an occupational meaning, referring to a person who sold cloth of scarlet. 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" and is of English origin.
- Cloth of a scarlet color."All her household are clothed with scarlet." [Prov. xxxi. 21.]
Etymology: OE. scarlat scarlet, OF. escarlate, F. écarlatecf. Pr. escarlat escarlata, Sp. & Pg. escarlata, It. scarlatto, LL. scarlatum), from Per. sakirlāt
- A variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
- Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
- A female given name from English, a modern variant of Scarlett, or from the common noun scarlet.