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What does Karlene mean?
Karlene 
as a girls' name is of Old German, Latin and English origin, and the name Karlene means "free man". Karlene is a version of Carlene (Old German). Karlene is also a variation of Carly (Latin). Karlene is also used as a derivative of Caroline (Old German), a variation of Charlotte (Old German), a form of Karleen (English), and a variant of Karolina (Slavic, Old German).
Variations
VARIANTS Karlynn, Karlyne, Karlyn, Karline, Karlin, Karlen, Karlein, Carlynne, Carlynn, Carlyne, Carlyn, Carllen, Carline, Carlin, Carlen, Carlein, Carleen, Carlan
OTHER FORMS VIA CARLENE, CARLY, CAROLINE, CHARLOTTE, KARLEEN, KAROLINA Caraline, Caralyne, Carilena, Carlaena, Carlee, Carleena, Carlena, Carlenna, Carley▼, Carlie, Carlina, Carlye, Carlyna, Carolyne, Charlena, Charlene▼, Charline▼, Charlyne, Karaleen, Karaleena, Karalina, Karaline, Karalyn, Karalynne, Karelyn, Karilyn, Karilynn, Karla▼, Karlee, Karleigh▲, Karlena, Karletta, Karli▼, Karlie, Karlika, Karlina, Karlinka, Karlita, Karlota, Karlotte, Karly▼, Karlye, Karlyta, Karolin, Karoline, Karolyn, Karolyna, Karolyne, Karolynn, Karolynne, Sharlena, Sharlene▼, Sharline, Sharlyne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Karlene Cassandra (K.C.), ..
How popular is Karlene?
Karlene is a very prominent first name for females (#1962 out of 4276, Top 46%) but an unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Karlene entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its peak rank of #941 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not listed currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Karlene are Charlotte (#6 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Caroline (#55), Carly (#483), Karla (#626), Karlee (#929), Karlie (#1054), Carlee (#1068), Carlie (#1230), Karleigh (#1275), Carley (#1443), Karly (#1728), Charlene (#1813), Karli (#1831), Karoline (#1893), Karolina (#1910), Karolyn, Charlyne, Karleen, Carleen, Charline, Carolyne, Carlyn, Carline, Carlene and Sharlene. Adoption of these forms of Karlene is at its highest presently (USAGE OF 1.2%), except for forms like Karla which have fallen out of style. Caroline is more familiar than the rest, though Charlotte has become popular as well.
Similar Names
Karlene is alike in pronunciation to Corlene. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arlene▼, Cailene, Dalene, Darleane, Darlena, Darlene▼, Darline, Darlyne, Darylene, Earldene (see Earla), Earlena, Earlene▼, Earline▼, Erlene, Gaylene, Harlee▲, Harlene, Jaylene▲, Kaelee, Kaelene, Kailee, Kailene, Kalee▼, Kalen, Kalene▼, Kallee, Karalee, Karalynn, Karee, Kareen, Kareena, Karen▼, Karena, Karene, Karine, Karinne, Karley, Karlote, Karmen▲, Karren, Karrena, Karrine, Karyne, Kathlene, Katline, Katlyne, Kaylee, Kaylen▼, Kaylene▼, Kylene, Kyrene, Laraene, Lurlene, Marcene, Marilene, Marlane, Marlee▲, Marleene, Marlele, Marlen▼, Marlena▼, Marlene▼, Marleni, Marlenn (see Marlin), Marlenne, Marlyne, Maylene, Myrlene, Orlene, Paulene, Raelene, Raylene, Sarene and Starlene. These names tend to be less frequently used than Karlene.
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