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Arlene

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Â© A Dictionary of First Names 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Arlene ♀ Modern coinage, most common in North America. It is of unknown origin, probably a fanciful coinage based on Marlene or Charlene, or both. It became famous in the 1950s as the name of the American actress and beauty columnist Arlene Dahl (b. 1924).

Variants: Arleen, Arline.

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