Scarlett

Scarlett is an English surname turned given name, derived from the medieval occupational term for a person who sold or dyed scarlet cloth, itself tracing back through Old French to medieval Latin scarlatum, denoting a bright red luxury fabric. The word's ultimate origin is debated, with possible roots in Persian saqirlāt or Arabic siqillāt, referring to a richly dyed textile. The name gained widespread popularity as a given name largely through the fictional heroine Scarlett O'Hara in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind. Variant forms and related names include Scarlet and the surname-derived Scarlette.