Marlene
Meaning of Marlene
Marlene is a beautiful name for a baby girl. In both American English and British English, it is pronounced as "MAR-leen" (/mɑr'lin/). The name has a few variations, including Marlena. Looking at the data for newborns in the United States of America, Marlene has been consistently popular over the years. In recent years, it has ranked between 1254 and 344 in terms of occurrence. It reached its peak in popularity in the 1960s, with over 1600 occurrences per year. While its popularity has declined since then, Marlene remains a timeless and classic name choice for parents seeking a traditional yet elegant option for their daughter.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as MAR-leen (/mɑː'liːn/)
American English
- Pronunced as MAR-leen (/mɑr'lin/)
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Notable People Named Marlene
| Marlene Dietrich was a renowned German-American actress and singer with a career that lasted from the 1910s to the 1980s. |
| Marlene van Staden was a South African politician and former mayor of the Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality, known for her affiliation with the Democratic Alliance. |
| Marlene van Gansewinkel is a Dutch Paralympic athlete who won gold in the women's 100m and 200m T64 events and bronze in the long jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. |
| Marlene Tseng Yu is a Taiwanese-American artist renowned for her large-scale, nature-themed, abstract expressionist paintings and as the founder of the Rainforest Art Foundation. |
| Marlene is a Filipina jazz vocalist known for her success in Japan during the 1980s. |
| Marlene Pribitzer is an Austrian sports shooter who has represented her country in ISSF Air Rifle competitions at the European and World Championship levels, and competes for Mertingen Schützen in the German Bundesliga. |
| Marlene Stewart Streit is a Canadian amateur golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. |
| Marlene Lynch Ford is an American Democratic Party politician, prosecutor, and jurist who served in the New Jersey General Assembly. |
| Marlene Kos, an American visual artist from Sacramento, California, is renowned for her video art and installations, and was particularly active in the 1970s, often collaborating with her then-husband, Paul Kos. |
| Marlene Rosenberg is an American plasma physicist recognized for her contributions to the study of cosmic and interplanetary dusty plasma. |
| Marlene Madrigal Flores is a Costa Rican agricultural worker activist and a current deputy from Heredia in the Legislative Assembly. |
| Marlene Weingärtner - Marlene Weingartner, a retired tennis player from Germany, achieved top 40 rankings in both singles and doubles during her career. |
| Marlene Needham is a Jamaican former cricketer known for her right-handed batting, who represented the West Indies in nine One Day Internationals between 1993 and 1997, and played for Jamaica in domestic cricket. |
| Marlene Perez is an American fiction writer known for her work aimed at pre-teens and teens. |
| Marlene Yvonne Terry is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 66th district. |
