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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene
by Anneza
3/2/2019, 11:47 PM
in reply to a message by Frollein Gladys
I would expect Daline and Dalina to be shortened forms of Magdaline / Magdalina, which doesn't explain the R in Darlene. Unless it started out as a combination of (Mag)Dalene and Darling ... only in English, of course.
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- Frollein Gladys
3/3/2019, 9:41 AM
Daline (and Dalina) is actually a now obsolete form of Tale (the Frisian, Low German, Norwegian and Swedish name, that is; not the English word).
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- thegriffon   +2
3/3/2019, 3:30 AM
Depends on the pronunciation. US immigration officials were notorious for changing the spelling of a European migrant's name. I can well imagine a Daline being recording as a Darlene.
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- Frollein Gladys
3/3/2019, 9:08 AM
That was my reasoning behind even suggesting Daline as a possible source.
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- Shaymin
3/3/2019, 5:23 AM
It doesn't explain earlier records of Darlene in Hungary. Those records indicate they were born and died in Hungary. Or Doroline in the Netherlands and England.
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