Charlene

See also: Charlène

English

Etymology

A feminine form of Charles coined in the nineteenth century. Compare Marlene, Helene and Magdalene for the suffix.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ʃɑɹˈlin/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

Charlene

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages; most used in the U.S. in the 1940s.
   • 1997, Roderick Peter MacIntyre, Takes: Stories for Young Adults, Thistledown Press, →ISBN, page 58:

     "Be grateful for our blessings, Charlie." My name's really Charlene. Sounds like a southern romance, Fabio drooling over Charlene's heaving bosom. I'm no Charlene, even at fourteen.

Related terms

• Sharlene

Translations

female given name

• French: Charlène (fr)
• Japanese: シャーリーン (Shārīn)
• Portuguese: Charlene (pt) f
• Russian: Шарлин (ru) (Šarlin)

Anagrams

• Charleen