Sharon

Sharon is a Hebrew place name derived from the word for a fertile plain or flatland, referring to the coastal plain of Sharon in ancient Israel, a region celebrated in the Hebrew Bible for its beauty and abundant vegetation. The name gained widespread use as a personal name in the English-speaking world during the twentieth century, partly inspired by the biblical phrase in the Song of Solomon describing the rose of Sharon. It became especially popular in the United States and Australia from the 1930s through the 1960s. Variant spellings include Sharron and Sharen, and the name is occasionally used for males as well.