Sharron

About Sharron

Sharron is an English spelling of Sharon, a Hebrew name meaning “plain.” It retains Sharon’s two-syllable pronunciation while adding a second r on the page. Its background combines a biblical landscape with twentieth-century naming history, and British swimmer Sharron Davies is a notable bearer of this exact spelling.

A biblical landscape

Sharon originally names a fertile coastal plain in Israel. Its meaning is geographical: “plain,” rather than “rose.” The floral association comes from the landscape’s appearance in biblical poetry, especially the familiar phrase “rose of Sharon” in the Song of Songs.

In Song of Songs 2:1, Sharon appears within an image pairing flowers with the surrounding countryside. Isaiah 35 also invokes Sharon in a passage imagining dry land bursting into flower. Together, these passages connect the place with fertility, beauty, and renewal.

That combination helps explain why Sharon can feel both biblical and botanical. The name itself refers to the plain, while the flowers belong to the poetry associated with it. Sharron carries the same history through a later English spelling.

English forms

Sharon became established as an English feminine given name during the twentieth century, particularly from the 1920s onward. Sharron is one of its spelling variants, alongside Sharyn. Sharona is another related form. The doubled consonant distinguishes Sharron visually without introducing an additional syllable.

The Hebrew use of Sharon includes both men and women. English Sharron has been predominantly feminine in the American records, though the spelling also occurs among boys. The name’s route from a landscape to a personal name therefore includes different patterns of use in different languages.

Sharron Davies

Sharron Davies represented Great Britain in swimming and won silver in the women’s 400-metre individual medley at the Moscow Olympics in 1980. The individual medley requires a swimmer to compete across four strokes, making it an event that tests versatility as well as speed.

Her international results extended beyond that Olympic race. At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton she won gold in both the 200-metre and 400-metre medley, along with relay medals. She also won relay silver and bronze at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.

These results give Sharron a sustained sporting connection across more than one competition and decade. Davies’ spelling is particularly recognizable in Britain, where her name is associated with swimming rather than only with the broader Sharon family.

Pronunciation and American usage

Sharron is pronounced SHA-run, with stress on the opening syllable and a reduced final vowel. The double r does not require a longer or rolled consonant in English. Its sound is the same as Sharon’s.

In the United States, Sharron’s largest annual total for girls was 870 in 1943, when it ranked #226. No female entry appears in the published 2025 series. Its strongest period was therefore well before the generations now receiving many contemporary spelling variants.

How popular is Sharron?

In 2025, Sharron was not listed in the latest American name records. The U.S. birth records first list this spelling for girls in 1918; its largest annual count was 870 in 1943. Rankings count each spelling separately. They describe national use, so local familiarity can differ. The popularity chart shows whether the name has remained common, returned after a quieter period, or risen recently.