Arlene

English

Alternative forms

• Arleen
• Arline

Etymology

A nineteenth-century coinage probably based on similar-sounding names such as Charlene and Arlette.

Proper noun

Arlene

1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
   • 1989 Faith Sullivan, The Cape Ann, Penguin 1989, →ISBN, page 2:

     Mama hated her own name, Arlene. "Arlene, Marlene, Darlene, they're all hayseed names," she deplored. Even more than Arlene, she hated Lena, which she'd been called in school, growing up.

Translations

female given name

• Portuguese: Arlene f
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Anagrams

• Arleen, leaner, learne, realen

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ˈle.ni/

Proper noun

Arlene f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Arlene

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Tagalog

Etymology

From English Arlene.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ar‧lene
• IPA^(key): /ar.ˈlin/

Proper noun

Arlene

1. a female given name from English.