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The name has been well used in recent years for girls in the United Kingdom and in the United States. [1] The name also has associations with the bright red color scarlet. Scarlett originated as an occupation surname, designating a person who sold scarlet, a luxury wool cloth produced in Medieval Europe.
The name is also the usual English translation of the Greek name of Saint Faith, an early Christian child martyr who was tortured to death along with her sisters Hope and Charity. She is known as Pistis in Greek and Fides in Church Latin and her name is translated differently in other languages.
[5] [6] [7] Sibylle, a French version of the name, is considered a bon chic bon genre name more likely to be given to girls from upper class French families. [8] [9] In Arabic Sibil can be a variant of the Arabic name سبيل in ABC Sabil/Sebil it means Path or road or also fountain [10] It is usually used as a feminine name in the Arab world ...
Sienna or Siena is a feminine given name of Italian origin and unclear meaning. [1] The original usage of the name is derived from the Italian city [2] and may also refer to the burnt orange color of its clay rooftops. Roman Catholics have sometimes used the name in honor of Saint Catherine of Siena.
[10] [11] [12] It also ranked among the top 100 names for newborn girls in Canada, ranking 53rd on that country's popularity chart in 2021. [13] It was also among the 10 most popular names for girls in Brazil in 2023 [14] and in Portugal in 2024. [15] Rory is a modern English nickname for the name. Aurore is the French form of the name. Aurore ...
It gained popularity after the Battle of Alma in the 19th century and appeared as a fashionable name for girls and a popular place name, [4] but it has decreased in appearance in the 20th and 21st centuries. The name Alma also has several meanings in a variety of languages, and is generally translated to mean that the child "feeds one's soul ...
Stella is a female given name. It is derived from the Latin word for star. [1] [2] It has been in use in English-speaking countries since it was first used by Philip Sidney in Astrophel and Stella, his 1580s sonnet sequence.
The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to many Greek girls born in December and around Easter. [1] It was established as the female form (Greek: Ἀναστασία) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος Anastasios pronounced [anaˈstasi.os]), [2] and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection".