Sharon

Sharon \(s)ha-ron, sh-ar-on\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Sharon is also used as a baby name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced -SHAERahN or -SHEHRahN in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Sharon: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Sharon?

Sharon is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Sharon means 'singer; plain'. Biblical name literally from the words sar 'to sing, singer' ; sharon 'plain'. The name is derived from Saron (Hebrew), itself of the element sar ('to sing, singer'). In the Bible, it featured as the name of a plain or valley; the place name is simply of the meaning 'plain'. The name was adopted by the English Puritans in the 17th century. Sharon is a widely used name; it has 61 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Charin origin, nicknames for Charon, Charyn name variations, Cherin meaning, meaning of Cheron, nicknames for Lasharon, Shaaron meaning of name, Sharai name variations, meaning of Shareen, Sharene pronounciation, Sharenne meaning of name, Sharika meaning of name, name Sharilyn, Sharin name, Sharina meaning and origin, name Sharine meaning, Sharis pronounciation, name Sharita, name Sharla origin, short names for Sharna, Sharne name variations, Sharnell meaning, Sharnice meaning of name, Sharolyn meaning, what does the name Sharona mean (also used in Hebrew), Sharonda name, name Sharone origin, Sharonia pronounciation, what does the name Sharonica mean, short names for Sharonna, Sharrin meaning and origin, Sharrona name, short names for Sharronda, name Sharry, meaning of Sharun, Sharyon meaning and origin, nicknames for Shera, Sheran meaning, name Sheren, meaning of Sheri, baby name Sherine, Sherisa meaning of name, Sherissa meaning, Sherri definition, name Sherrie, Sherry name, Sherryn meaning, Shery pronounciation, and Sheryn name variations. Other English forms include the shortening nicknames for Shara, the diminutives name Sharee origin, Shari meaning (also used in Hebrew), and Sharie meaning, and the spelling variants Sharan name popularity, Sharen definition, name Sharron meaning, name Sharyn origin, Sheron meaning, and name Sherron. Forms used in foreign languages include the Hawaiian Kalana name and the Hawaiian name Kalona origin. See also the related forms, the English Sha meaning of name, the English Shannon definition, and the English what does the name Sharissa mean. Sharon is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously. The name grew in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1940s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the height of its usage in 1946, 1.727% of baby girls were named Sharon. It had a ranking of #9 then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #803 with a usage of 0.017%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Sharon, Shannon meaning of name was the most commonly used. It was 22% more popular than Sharon in 2010. Sharon has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls. There were 224 times more baby girls than boys who were named Sharon in 1967.

The following famous people share the name Sharon:

• Actress Sharon Stone, born 10 March 1958, Meadville, Pennsylvania
• Actress Sharon Tate, born 24 January 1943 - 9 August 1969, Dallas, Texas.

List of baby names Sharon:

the English name Sharen origin, the name Sharin pronounciation, the English Sharron meaning of name, the English name Sharyn, the English Sherin meaning, the name Sherine meaning, the English baby name Sheron, the English Sherron meaning and origin, the English Saran definition, the English Sareen meaning and origin, the English Sarene meaning and origin, the English short names for Schirin, the name Sereana name variations, the name Sereen name, the German Sereina name popularity, the name Seren name variations, the English and French Serene meaning and origin, the name Serin meaning and origin, the English meaning of Sharaine, and the name name Sharene meaning.

The baby name Sharon fun facts:

The name Sharon in reverse order is "Norahs".

The numerological value of the name Sharon is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Sharon?

Sharon is in the top names in USA.