Arlene

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Arlene

  1. A female given name.
    • 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.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁ.ˈle.ni/

Proper noun

Arlene f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Arlene

Tagalog

Etymology

From English Arlene.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Arlene

  1. A female given name.
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