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 [ 2 syll. dar-le-ne, da-rl-ene ] The girl name Darlene is pronounced as DAARLIYN KEY. Darlene is used mostly in English and it is also of English origin. The name is a recent coinage from the combination of the English word or nickname 'darling' with a feminine suffix '-lene', under the influence of names such as Arlene and Charlene. The form Darla has been popularized by the child actress Darla Hood (1931-1979). The English names Dareen, Dari, Darilyn, Darilynn, Darlena, Darlin, Darlyn, and Darrilyn are variant forms of the name. The pet form Darla (English), and the spelling variants Darleane (English), Darleen (English), Darline (English), and Darlyne (English) are other forms of Darlene. See also the related forms, the English Arlene and the English Darling. Darlene is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1958 with 0.400% of baby girls being named Darlene. It was #49 in rank then. The baby name has steeply dropped in popularity since then, and is currently used on a very light scale. Among all girl names in its family, Darlene was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Darlene include the English names Darleane, Darlin, Darline, Darlyn, Darlyne, Daralyn, Darilyn, Darlena, Darrilyn, Doralin, Doralyn, and Doralynne. KEY: Pronunciation for Darlene: D as in "dee (D.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)"   |
