Charlene

See also: Charlène

English

Alternative forms

• Sharlene

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.

Translations

female given name

• French: Charlène (fr)
• Hebrew: שרלין (Sharlin)
• Japanese: シャーリーン (Shārīn)
• Portuguese: Charlene (pt) f
• Russian: Шарлин (ru) (Šarlin)

Anagrams

• Charleen

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• Sharlene

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
• Syllabification: Char‧lene

Proper noun

Charléne (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English

See also

• Sharlene