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

  1. 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.

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Charlene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsjaɾlin/ [ˈs̪jaɾ̪.l̪ɪn̪]
  • Hyphenation: Char‧lene

Proper noun

Charlene (Badlit spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. 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)

  1. a female given name from English

See also