56%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ɑɹ.ˈlin/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Meaning unknown, possibly invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera The Bohemian Girl (1843). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsArleen, ArleneDiminutiveArlieOther Languages & CulturesArlene(Filipino) PopularityDetails Last ranked #904 in 1953 United States Categories artists, currently out of the US top 1000, educators, ends in -ine, ends in -line, invented, isograms, opera, uncertain etymology