Meanings
proper nounDarlene (plural Darlenes)
plural Darlenes · alternative Darlena · alternative Darleen · alternative Darline · alternative Darlina · alternative Darlyn · alternative Darlynn · alternative Darlyne
- AustraliaUSA female given name from English [in turn originating as a coinage], of modern usage.
Her mother, Darlene, was out of the state that week, visiting her own mother in New Jersey.
2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026
Origin
A 20th-century coinage from darling and names like Charlene and Marlene.
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APA
Darlene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlene
MLA
“Darlene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darlene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlene.
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