Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "A fertile plain."

Popularity: The name Sharyn ranked 1421st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: In the Jewish scriptures a passage in The Song of Solomon compares the writer's loved one to the ''Rose of Sharon.'' Sharon was the name of a plain in Palestine between Jaffa and Mount Carmel.