Arlene
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A nineteenth-century coinage probably based on similar-sounding names such as Charlene and Arlette.
Proper noun
Arlene
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- 1989, Faith Sullivan, The Cape Ann, Penguin, published 1989, →ISBN, page 2:
- Mama hated her own name, Arlene. "Arlene, Marlene, Darlene, they're all hayseed names," she deplored. Even more than Arlene, she hated Lena, which she'd been called in school, growing up.
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈlẽ.ni/ [aɦˈlẽ.ni]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˈlẽ.ni/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˈlẽ.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˈle.ne/
Proper noun
Arlene f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Arlene
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɾˈlin/ [ʔɐɾˈlɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: Ar‧lene
Proper noun
Arlene (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
- a female given name from English