Charlene (given name)

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Charlene
Pronunciation/tʃɑɹˈlin/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameFrench, from Germanic
MeaningFree Woman, Free Spirit, Free Thinker
Other names
Variant form(s)Charley/Charlie, Charline, Charlyne, Carla, Charleen, Sharlene, Sharleen
Related namesCharlotte, Carla, Carol, Caroline

Charlene is a feminine given name, a feminine form of Charles coined in the United States in the nineteenth century; from French Charles, from Old French Charles & Carles, from the Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from the Proto-Germanic *karlaz (lit. "Free Man"/"Free Spirit"/Free Thinker); compare the Old English word churl and the Old German Kerl.

Notable people with the given name Charlene[]

  • Charlene, Princess of Monaco (née Wittstock, born 1978), South African swimmer and wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
  • Charlene Almarvez (born 1993), Filipina fashion model from Laguna
  • Charlene Attard (born 1987), track and field sprint athlete
  • Charlene Barshefsky (born 1950), served as United States Trade Representative from 1997 to 2001
  • Charlene Choi (born 1982), Chinese actress and singer
  • Charlene Corley, former defense contractor who was convicted in 2007 on two counts of conspiracy
  • Charlene Cothran, publisher of Venus and Kitchen Table News magazines
  • Charlene D'Angelo (born 1950), American R&B singer best known as simply Charlene
  • Charlene Dallas, Miss California for 1966
  • Charlene Dash, African-American model
  • Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 1954), owner of a controlling interest in the world's third-largest brewer, Heineken International
  • Charlene Drew Jarvis (born 1941), American educator and former scientific researcher and politician
  • Charlene Fernetz (born 1960), Canadian actress
  • Charlene Gonzales (born 1976), television and film personality and former beauty queen from the Philippines
  • Charlene Honeywell (born 1957), United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • Charlene James, British playwright and screenwriter
  • Charlene Johnson, Canadian politician
  • Charlene Leonora Smith, South-African journalist
  • Charlene Lima (born 1953), American politician
  • Charlene Marshall (born 1933), Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
  • Charlene McKenna (born 1985), award-winning Irish actress
  • Charlene Mitchell (born 1930), African American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist
  • Charlene Morett (born 1957), former field hockey player from the United States
  • Charlene P. Kammerer (born 1948), Bishop in the United Methodist Church
  • Charlene Pesquiera, Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Arizona
  • Charlene Pryer (1921–1999), female utility in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
  • Charlene Rajendran (born 1964), Malaysian writer based in Singapore
  • Charlene Rendina (born 1947), retired Australian runner
  • Charlene Rink (born 1972), former professional fitness competitor and competitive female bodybuilder
  • Charlene Spretnak (born 1946), author, academic and feminist
  • Charlene Strong (born 1963), American gay rights activist
  • Charlene Teters (born 1952), American artist, educator, and lecturer
  • Charlene Thomas (born 1982), English middle distance runner
  • Charlene Thomas-Swinson, head women's basketball coach at Tulsa
  • Charlene Tilton (born 1958), American actress best known for playing Lucy Ewing Cooper on Dallas
  • Charlene White, British journalist and newsreaderLondon
  • Charlene Wong (born 1966), Canadian figure skater
  • Charlene Zettel, served in the California State Assembly from 1999 until 2003

Fictional characters[]

  • Charlene Matlock, a fictional character on the television show Matlock played by Linda Purl
  • Charlene Robinson, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours played by Kylie Minogue
  • Charlene Frazier Stillfield, a fictional character in the television series Designing Women played by Jean Smart
  • Charlene (Transformers), a character in the Transformers comics
  • Charlene Pood'el, a fictional character in Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman.
  • Charlene "Charley" Davidson, one of the main Supporting characters in the Biker Mice from Mars franchise.
  • Charlene Sinclair in Dinosaurs.
  • Charlene, a supporting character in Victor and Valentino

See also[]

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