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Comments for MARLENE:
I've heard Marlene be pronounced as "mar-LEEN-a" and I've taken to pronouncing it as "mar-LAYN-a".-- gaelruadh19 4/28/2005
In the Netherlands (I'm not sure about other non-English countries) it's pronounced as mar-LAYN-uh.-- marlene 10/1/2005
I just love this name. It's an oldie but a goodie. It sounds very classy.-- Anonymous User 4/25/2006
Marlene Dietrich's name is either pronounced mar-LEN-a or mar-LANE-a - not MAHR-leen.-- ADT 6/19/2006
I have a friend who pronounces it Mar-LEN.-- prisca 7/2/2006
Listen to the German pronunciation of Marlene here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html-- _satu_ 9/3/2006
Marlene came onto the top 1000 list in the 1920's with its most popular year being the 1930's.-- Anonymous User 9/20/2006
I just love this name, very classy. I have only known one person with this name, many years ago, and she was very smart, sweet, quiet and pretty and pronounced her name MAHR-leen.-- Anonymous User 10/27/2006
I like the German pronunciation of this name, especially since it reminds me of Marlene Dietrich. But I don't like the English version that much. It sounds like the Irish names ending in '-een, ' some of which I like but others sound very dated.-- Anonymous User 4/23/2007
Abby Dalton's birth name is Marlene Wasden.-- CharlieRob 5/5/2007
I love this name! My aunt has this name and it fits her to a tee. Pretty, sophisticated, and sweet.-- Honeyrose 7/29/2007
Marlene is the name of a character in Squaresoft's legendary title Final Fantasy VII, and many related works.-- Lomesir 12/20/2007
There was a character mentioned in Harry Potter named Marlene McKinnon. She was in the Order of the Phoenix and died during the first war.-- Anonymous User 2/26/2008
Pronounced mahr-LE-na (German), second a pronounced like first E.-- Sirup 4/8/2008
This name is also used a lot in Norway, pronounced something like Mahr-LEN-uh with a long e sound.-- Anonymous User 4/17/2008
I don't like the -ene ending of this name. It makes it sound like an old-fashioned US country girl name.-- slight night shiver 4/30/2008
The German name Marlene is neither pronounced mar-LEN-a nor mar-LE-na, it's neither a "len" sound in the middle nor a "lee" sound. It's mar-LEH-nə, with the "nə" pronounced like the first syllable of the name "Nerissa" in English. The "leh" syllable is roughly pronounced like "lay" in English, but without so much "ay", just a long German "e".-- LoQuiero 4/15/2009
This is the name of a character in Only Fools and Horses.-- Anonymous User 4/15/2010
Seeing as this name came from a combination of Maria and Magdalene, then the name's true meaning is "Daughter of Maria/Mary". Magdalene means "Woman of Magdala" from Magda of Magdala and -lene which apparently means "of" like for example names of Arabian origins ending in -ez which means "son/daughter of". Combining the Mar from Maria and the -lene from Magdalene should give the name Marlene this meaning "Daughter of Maria/Mary". Besides, "Woman of Maria" sounds silly.-- Ryuu Lynx 8/7/2010
I already think this sounds like an "old lady name" (there really isn't a lot of youth to it), but it doesn't help that I went to grammar school with an horrible girl named Marlene. I admit, that has colored my perception.-- erb816 9/6/2010
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