Charlene
See also: Charlène
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A feminine form of Charles coined in the nineteenth century. Compare Marlene, Helene and Magdalene for the suffix.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ʃɑɹˈlin/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Proper noun
Charlene
- A female given name from the Germanic languages; most used in the U.S. in the 1940s.
- 1997, Roderick Peter MacIntyre, Takes: Stories for Young Adults, Thistledown Press, →ISBN, page 58:
- "Be grateful for our blessings, Charlie." My name's really Charlene. Sounds like a southern romance, Fabio drooling over Charlene's heaving bosom. I'm no Charlene, even at fourteen.
Translations
female given name
Anagrams
Cebuano
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English Charlene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsjaɾlin/ [ˈs̪jaɾ̪.l̪ɪn̪]
- Hyphenation: Char‧lene
Proper noun
Charlene (Badlit spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
- a female given name from English
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Charlene.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʃaɾˈlin/ [ʃɐɾˈlɪn̪]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sjaɾˈlin/ [sjɐɾˈlɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -in
Proper noun
Charléne (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
- a female given name from English