At a Glance: Name: Charlene – Meaning: free person/free spirit (feminine coinage from Charles) – Origin: Germanic (via Old French/Latin, feminine form of Charles) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: shar-LEEN
Charlene is a Germanic (via Old French/Latin, feminine form of Charles) girl's name meaning “free person/free spirit (feminine coinage from Charles)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Retro Baby Girl Names Making a Chic Comeback.
Meaning & Origin of Charlene
Meaning: Free person/free spirit (feminine coinage from Charles).
Origin: Germanic (via Old French/Latin, feminine form of Charles).
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Charlene
Phonetic: shar-LEEN IPA: /ʃɑːrˈliːn/
Popularity of Charlene
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1888–2024.
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