Scarlett

Scarlett derives from an Old French and Medieval Latin occupational surname, ultimately rooted in the Persian word saqalāt, denoting a type of rich, bright-red cloth. The name transferred into English use as a given name largely through the influence of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind, whose headstrong protagonist Scarlett O'Hara brought it widespread attention. Its popularity surged further in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, driven in part by actress Scarlett Johansson. Variant forms include Scarlet and the Italian-influenced Scarlette.