Sharon

Sharon derives from the Hebrew place name Sharon, referring to the fertile coastal plain of ancient Israel mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, with the root meaning broadly associated with a flat or level place. The region is celebrated in the Song of Solomon, where the Rose of Sharon became a poetic image of beauty, lending the name romantic and pastoral connotations. Sharon came into use as an English given name, predominantly for women, during the twentieth century, rising sharply in popularity in the United States and Britain from the 1920s onward. Variants and related forms include Sharron and Sharen.