feminine Sharon

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Origin:
hebrew
Name Root:
shârôn > SHARON
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Hebrew place “Shârôn > Sharon,” meaning “a plain, forest” (referring to a fertile plain near the coast of Israel). 1) The district lying between the mountains of central Palestine and the Mediterranean Sea and north of Joppa. 2) A district on the east of the Jordan around Gilead and Bashan. Sharon is one of many names that could formerly be applied to males (as in the 19th-century historian Sharon Turner) but is now nearly always used of females (cf. Vivian, Ashley, Beverly). It began being used as a female name sometime in the early part of the 20th century, first being listed as one of the 1000 most popular names for females born in the United States in 1925. In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1960s.

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english

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english
hebrew
english (african american)

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Popularity & Ranking

United States Ranking #923


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #5004

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Numerological Values: #3

Traits associated with the number 3 include advanced social skills and articulation. People with name-number 3 are delightful to speak to and are often successful orators or writers. They have a colorful imagination and enjoy life to the fullest.

Chakra Number: #3
Solar Plexus Chakra "Manipura"

Yellow. The centre of our being - the color of sunshine and the color of the third energy centre - the solar plexus chakra. The main energy of yellow is intellect. Do you like yellow color? Discover what yellow means and how it manifests in your body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Color meaning: Yellow

The color yellow relates to acquired knowledge. It is the color which resonates with the left or logic side of the brain stimulating our mental faculties and creating mental agility and perception. Being the lightest hue of the spectrum, the color psychology of yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, cheerfulness and fun. In the meaning of colors, yellow inspires original thought and inquisitiveness. Yellow is creative from a mental aspect, the color of new ideas, helping us to find new ways of doing things. It is the practical thinker, not the dreamer.

Name Songs

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sharon's got a drugstore
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comme sharon
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Notable People and Personalities

Sharon Bruneau (born 1964), Retired Professional Canadian Bodybuilder
Sharon Chan (born 1979), Hong Kong Actress And Model
Sharon Cohen (born 1972), Israeli Pop Singer
Sharon Corr (born 1970), Irish Singer-songwriter, Musician And Television Personality
Sharon Creech (born 1945), American Writer
Sharon Cuneta (born 1966), Filipino Singer, Actress And Tv Host
Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush (born 1952), American Tv Personality
Sharon Den Adel (born 1974), Dutch Co-founder Of And Singer (within Temptation)
Sharon Dijksma (born 1971), Dutch Politician
Sharon Epperson (born 1968), American Correspondent For Cnbc
Sharon Gail Lee (born 1953), Justice On The Tennessee Supreme Court
Sharon Gibson (born 1961, ) Retired English Athlete
Sharon Hanson (born 1965), Retired American Heptathlete
Sharon Jaklofsky (born 1968), Australian-dutch Athlete
Sharon Jordan (born 1960), American Actress
Sharon Kips (born 1983), Dutch Singer, Winner Of The First Edition Of X Factor (netherlands)
Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), American Actress
Sharon Leal (born ~1972/1979), American Actress And Singer
Sharon Lee (born 1952), American Writer
Sharon Lee (born 1988), Hong Kong Singer
Sharon Maguire (born 1960), Welsh Film Director
Sharon Mann, American Voice, Theater And Television Actress
Sharon Marie Tate (1943-1969), American Actress
Sharon Osbourne (born 1952), English Television Host And Media Personality
Sharon Rendle (born 1966), Retired British Judoka
Sharon Shannon (born 196), Irish Musician
Sharon Stone (born 1958), American Actress, Film Producer, And Former Fashion Model
Sharon Vaknin (born 1975), American Technology Reporter And Television Personality
Sharon Van Etten (born 1981), American Singer-songwriter