Raylene
Meaning of Raylene
Raylene constitutes a morphological fusion of the Germanic root “Ray”—a diminutive of Raymond, historically denoting “counsel-protector”—with the feminine suffix “-lene,” analogous to formations such as Eileen and Marlene; phonetically rendered /ˈreɪˌliːn/ in both British and American English, the name first enters U.S. Social Security Administration records in the late 1920s with minimal frequency, ascends to a diffusion peak during the 1960s with annual registrations exceeding seventy, and subsequently undergoes a gradual attrition culminating in eighteen recorded occurrences and a national rank of 932 in 2024. From an onomastic perspective, Raylene exemplifies mid-twentieth-century Anglophone tendencies toward suffix augmentation in female nomenclature, offering a measured disyllabic structure that integrates Germanic etymology with systematic morphological construction. Its sustained yet modest presence within contemporary Anglo-American naming conventions underscores its appeal to parents seeking a name that balances historical depth with precise phonological and structural qualities.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as RAY-leen (/ˈreɪˌliːn/)
American English
- Pronunced as RAY-leen (/ˈreɪˌlin/)
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Notable People Named Raylene
| Raylene Ramsay - |
