Arleen

Arleen
Pronunciation	/ˈɑːrliːn/
Gender	Female
Language	Celtic, Irish
Origin
Word/name	English

Arleen or Arlene is an Irish feminine given name and variant of Carlene or Charlene and in the French derived from feminine diminutive of Charles (meaning free man).

Given name

Arlene The Housewife, a female wrestler from Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Arlene Agus (1949–2024), American Orthodox Jewish feminist and activist
Arlene Alda (born 1933), American musician, photographer, and writer
Arlene Arcillas (born 1969), city mayor of Santa Rosa, Laguna
Arleen Auger (1939–1993), American soprano, admired for her coloratura voice and interpretations of works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Monteverdi, Gluck, and Mozart
Arlene Blencowe (born 1989), mixed martial artist and boxer
Arlene Brosas (born 1976), Filipino educator, child rights activist, and politician
Arlene Chai (born 1955), Filipino-Chinese-Australian author
Arlene Dahl (1925–2021), American actress
Arleen Day (1949–2012), Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan
Arlene Eisenberg (1934–2001), American author
Arline Fisch (born 1931), American artist and educator
Arlene Foster (born 1970), Northern Irish politician who has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2003
Arlene Francis (1907–2001), American actress and game show panelist
Arlene Golonka (1936–2021), American actress
Arleene Johnson (1924–2017), Canadian former infielder who played from 1945 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Arline Judge (1912–1972), American actress-singer
Arline Burks Gant, director, actress, and costume designer
Arlene Harris (1896–1976), Canadian-born American radio, film, and television actress
Arlene Howell (born 1939), American television actress
Arlene Hutton, American playwright, theatre artist, and teacher
Arlene Klasky (born 1949), American artist
Arlene Martel (1936–2014), American actress
Arlene Phillips (born 1943), professional dancer and theatre choreographer
Arlene Pieper, the first woman to officially finish a marathon in the United States, which occurred in 1959
Arlene Pileggi (born 1952), American actor
Arlene Sanford, American film and television director
Arleen Schloss (1943–2026), American performance artist
Arlene Semeco (born 1984), freestyle swimmer
Arlene Anderson Skutch (1924–2012), singer, actress, and painter
Arleen Sorkin (1955–2023), American actress
Arleen Whelan (1916–1993), American film actress
Arlene Williams (1946–2017), TV host
Arlene Xavier (born 1969), volleyball player
Arleen de Haan (born 2012), Korfball player

Fictional characters

Arlene, a character in the movie 13 Going on 30
Arlene, a fictional character in Garfield
Arlene Joseph, a character in the 1998 Canadian-American independent film Smoke Signals

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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[Hanks_2006-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

Arleen

Given name

Fictional characters

See also

References