SHARON  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "a plain"

Popularity in 2008: #641

This Old Testament place-name was in the Top 10 fifty years ago, now Sharon's off on a cruise with cousin Karen.

Variations:
Sharyon, Sharrin, Sharran, Sharonda, Shari, Sherry, Sharin, Sharen, Sharren, Sharone, Sheryn, Sheron, Sharla, Cheron, Sharron, Sherri, Shaaron, Sherryn, Sharie, Sharreni, Sherynn, Shareen, Sheran, Sharna, Sheren, Sharyn, Sharolyn, Sharai, Sharronne, Sharan, Sharona, Sharrona, Charin, Sharene, Shara

Sharon is being discussed in our message boards:

• Middle Names for either CLAIRE or ABIGAIL
• Elimination Game(Girls)
• Erin? In or out of vogue?
• Help needed with names please!
• Names from about 1940

Read Nameberry blog posts about Sharon:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE
• IRISH CELEBRITY BABY NAMES