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What does Charlene mean?
Charlene 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced shar-LEEN, char-LEEN. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Charlene is "free man". 20th-century coinage: feminine form of Charles with the -ene suffix. It may have been influenced by the older and rarer French name Charline, a feminine diminutive of Charles. Char- is also used as a blend prefix. Also form of Carol. Also form of Caroline. Also form of Charlotte.
ASSOCIATED WITH 20th century (modern), blend
Variations
VARIANTS Char, Charla▼, Charlaine, Charlanna, Charlayne, Charleen▼, Charleena, Charleene, Charleesa, Charlena, Charlie▲, Charlien, Charlina, Charlyn, Charlyne, Charlynn, Charline▼, Charlisa, Charlita, Shalene, Sharlene▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CHARLINE Cherlyn, Sharlaine, Sharleen, Sharline, Sharlyne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Charlene Aurelia (C.A.), ..
How popular is Charlene?
Charlene is a very prominent first name for females (#220 out of 4276, Top 5%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Charlene reached its peak rank of #115 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is presently at #1813. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Arlene (#1787 VIA LATEST LIST), Carol (#1788), Caroline (#55), Charla, Charleen, Charles, Charlie (#152), Charline, Charlotte (#6), Charlyn, Charlyne, Cherlyn, Sharleen and Sharlene are the popular variation forms of Charlene (#1813). Usage of these relations of Charlene reached its most widespread in the 1940s (USAGE OF 2.9%) and has become much lower since (USAGE 1.1%, 60.5% LESS). Caroline is the longstanding favorite, although Charlie seems to be gaining favor too, while forms like Charlene are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Charlene▼ is pronounced similarly to Cherlyne, Sharlan, Sharlane, Sharleyne, Sharlyn, Sharlynne, Sherlene, Shirlene and Shirline. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abalene, Adalene, Caree, Carileen (see Caroline), Carine, Carlaena, Carlan, Carle, Carleta, Carlethe, Carlette, Carlin, Carlinda, Carlye, Carlyna, Carlynn, Carmen▼, Carynne, Cauleyne, Caylee▼, Celene, Chantee, Charalin (see Cherilyn), Charell, Charelle, Charilyn, Charitee (see Charity), Charitye (see Charity), Charlea, Charlesina, Charlett, Charley▲, Charmiane, Charmine, Chastine, Chavonne, Cheralyn, Chereese, Cherese, Cherilee, Cherilin, Cherilyn, Cherree, Cherylann, Clairene, Collene, Coralena, Corene, Cyrene, Earldene (see Earla), Earlena, Earline▼, Erlene, Harlee▲, Kaelene, Karene, Karlee, Marcene, Marlee▲, Marlele, Marlenne, Paulene, Sharlena, Starlena, Talene and Verlene. These names tend to be less frequently used than Charlene.
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