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Charlene - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Charlene
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. (c)har-le-ne, ch-arl-ene ] The girl name Charlene is pronounced SHaaRLIYN KEY. Charlene has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in English and French. Derived from the word karl with the meaning 'man, free man'. The name is a recent coinage from the mid 20th century, from the name Charles and the '-ene' feminine suffix under the influence of the older form Charline. It was promoted by the character Charlene acted by Kylie Minogue in the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours (1985-). Charlene is the feminine form of the English and French Charles.

Charlene has 19 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Charlene include Carleen, Carlene, Charlaine, Charlanna, Charleen, Charleesa, Charlena, Charlien, Charlina, Charlyn, Charlyne, Charlynn, Shalene, Sharleen, and Sharlene. Other English variants include the short form Char, and the pet forms Charla and Charlie. The French Charline is a form of the name that is used in foreign languages.

See also the related forms, the English Arlene and the English and French Charles.

Charlene is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1949 with 0.201% of baby girls being named Charlene. It was #100 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is of only sporadic use today. In 2007, among the family of girl names directly related to Charlene, the English Charlie was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Charlene include the French Charline, the English Sharleen, the English Sharlene, the English Sherlyn, the English Sharalyn, the English Sherilyn, and the English Sheralyn.

KEY: Pronunciation for Charlene: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; 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)"


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