Where does “Charlene” come from?

Charlene is the feminine form of Charles, from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- meaning to grow or become strong.

Charlene (English): most used in the U.S. in the 1940s

Definitions

  1. most used in the U.S. in the 1940s

Ancestry of “Charlene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCharlesOS grid ref SS6832
2FrenchCharlesCharles
3Old FrenchCharles—
4LatinCarolusCharles
5Middle High GermanKarl—
6Old High Germankarlman
7Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
8Proto-Germanickaraz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Charlene”

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