At a Glance: Name: Arlene – Origin: English (19th-century coinage) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ar-LEEN
Arlene is an English (19th-century coinage) girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.
Meaning & Origin of Arlene
Origin: English (19th-century coinage).
A common claim: "Pledge, oath" (Irish origin) Actually: Arlene doesn't come from an Irish word for 'pledge' or 'oath' — Wiktionary traces it to a 19th-century English coinage modeled on names like Charlene and Arlette.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Arlene
Phonetic: ar-LEEN IPA: /ɑːrˈliːn/
Popularity of Arlene
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1888–2024.
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Arlette · Arlanda · Arlinda · Arla · Arline · Arke
