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 [ 2 syll. ar-le-ne, arl-ene ] The girl name Arlene is pronounced as AARLIYN KEY. Arlene's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. The form Arline was first invented by Michael Balfe for the lead role in his opera The Bohemian Girl (1843). However, the usual forms of the name most likely developed as diminutives of names such as Charlene, Darlene, and Marlene, and have been taken up as independent names in recent times, initially in the USA. Arlena (English), Arleth (Spanish), Arletha (English), Arletta (English and German), Arlette (English, French, and German), Arline (English), and Arlyne (English) are variant forms of Arlene. Other forms of Arlene include the pet forms Arla (English) and Arlie (English), and the variant spellings Arlean (English) and Arleen (English). See also the related forms, Arlinda (English), Charlene (English and French), Darlene (English), and Marlene (German, Polish, and English). Arlene is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1936, 0.362% of baby girls were given the name Arlene. It was #54 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a marked fall in popularity since then, and is currently of very light use. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Arlene, Marlene (German, Polish, and English) was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Arlene include Arleen (English), Arline (English), Arlyne (English), Orlann (English), Orlene (English), Arlean (English), Arlena (English), and Aureliana (Italian and Spanish). A famous person named Arlene is Arlene Francis, Actress, born Arlene Francis Kazanjian 20 October 1907 - 31 May 2001, Boston, Massachusetts. KEY: Pronunciation for Arlene: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
