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Means plain as in a flat piece of land not plain as in not fancy. Gorgeous.
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It was in use prior to the 1920s (including some men).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=Sharon&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=1920&birthyearfilter=before&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=&locationId=&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot=&page=1#sr-169555483
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=Sharon&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=1920&birthyearfilter=before&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=&locationId=&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot=&page=1#sr-169555483
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Means evil in Arabic...
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Additionally, and likely contributing to the sharp upturn in usage of the name in the 1960s, there was a (presumably) popular shade of Avon lipstick named "Rose of Sharon" that is the source of my mother's choice of the name.
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Sharon also means princess (http://www.babynameworld.com/biblical.asp).
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