Marlene (given name)
Marlene | |
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Pronunciation |
[marˈleːn][1] [marˈleːnə][1] |
Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | German |
Meaning | Maria + Magdalena |
Region of origin | German language |
Other names | |
Related names | Maria and Magdalene |
Marlene is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Maria combined with Magdalene.
People with this name include:
Notable people
Politics
- Marlene Catterall, Canadian Member of Parliament 1988-2005
- Marlene Cowling, Canadian Member of Parliament 1993-1997
- Marlene Graham, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1997-2004
- Marlene Jennings, Canadian Member of Parliament, 1997-2011
- Marlene Johnson, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1983-1991
Academia
- Marlene Belfort, who helped discover self-splicing introns in bacteriophage DNA
- Marlene Scardamalia, education researcher
- Marlene Zuk, evolutionary biologist
Sports
- Marlene Hagge
- Marlene Ahrens
- Marlene Elejarde
- Marlène Harnois (born 1986), French taekwondo practitioner
- Marlene Matthews
- Marlene Slebsager, Danish cricketer
- Marlene Streit
- Marlene Weingärtner, tennis player
- Marlene Thomsen, badminton player
Entertainment
- Marlene Daudén, Filipina drama actress
- Marlene Dietrich, German actress and entertainer
- Marlene Warfield, American actress
- Marlene Callahan, also known as Marlene Wallace
- Marlene Charell, German entertainer
- Marlene Janssen, American model
- Marlene Morrow, American model
- Marlene Schmidt, Miss Universe in 1961
- Marlene van Niekerk, writer
- Marlene Favela, Mexican actress
Arts
Others
- Marlene Lehnberg, also known as The Scissor Murderess
- Marlene Garcia-Esperat, murdered journalist
Fictional characters
- Marlene (Final Fantasy VII)
- Marlene Alraune, of the Marvel Universe
- Marlene Griggs-Knope, from American comedy series Parks and Recreation
- Marlene Kratz, from Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Marlene Rush, from the Robotech Series
- Marlene the otter, character in the animated TV show The Penguins of Madagascar
- Marlene McKinnon, character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
- Marlene Boyce, character in Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass
See also
References
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