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Meaning & Origins
From a biblical place name. The derivation is from the phrase ‘I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys’ (Song of Solomon 2:1). The plant name ‘rose of Sharon’ is used for a shrub of the genus Hypericum, with yellow flowers, and for a species of hibiscus, with purple flowers. Sharon is recorded in the United States from the 18th century, as a name of both boys and girls. Since the 20th century, however, it has been used predominantly if not exclusively for girls.
| 52nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig (Scottish), Mac Giolla Easpaig (Irish), patronymics from a byname meaning ‘servant of the bishop’.
| 725th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Sharron, Sharyn, Sharona, Sharone, Sharen, Sharma, Shareen, Sharion, Sharan, Sharina
Gill, Gilliam, Gillis, Gilliland, Gillette, Gilley, Gillen, Gillett, Gillum, Gillispie
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