Arlene

English

Alternative forms

• Arleen
• Arline

Etymology

A nineteenth-century coinage probably based on similar-sounding names such as Charlene and Arlette.

Proper noun

Arlene

1. 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

• Portuguese: Arlene f

Anagrams

• Arleen, leaner, learne, realen, relane

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈlẽ.ni/ [aɦˈlẽ.ni]

• (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

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Arlene

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Arlene.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈlin/ [ʔɐɾˈlin]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Ar‧lene

Proper noun

Arlene (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English