Scarlet

Scarlet is an English name derived from the Old French word escarlate, itself from Medieval Latin scarlatum, denoting a bright red cloth or the vivid red color associated with it. The word ultimately traces back through Arabic and Persian to a term referring to a type of richly dyed fabric. Its use as a given name is largely a modern development in English-speaking countries, popularized in part by the character Scarlett O'Hara in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind. The spelling variant Scarlett is now the more common form in contemporary use.