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 [ 2 syll. ar-len, arl-en ] The boy name Arlen is pronounced AARLahN KEY. Arlen has its origins in the Irish Gaelic language and it is used largely in English. The meaning of Arlen is 'a pledge'. Variants of Arlen include Arlan (English), Arland (English), Arlin (English), and Arlind (English and Albanian). Arlen is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1934 with 0.019% of baby boys being named Arlen. It was #381 in rank then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Among all boy names in its family, Arlen was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Arlen include Arlan (English), Arlin (English), Aurelian (Romanian), Aurélien (French), and Aureliano (Italian and Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Arlen: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
