莎朗 (Shālǎng) is the standard transliteration of the English female name 'Sharon'. The most famous bearer is American actress Sharon Stone (
莎朗·
斯通), star of 《
本能》 (Basic Instinct, 1992).
莎 is the workhorse character for 'Sha-' / '-sa' in Western women's names (
莎拉 Sarah,
莎士比亚 Shakespeare's first character), and
朗 covers 'ron/lon' endings.
