Charlene (given name)
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| Pronunciation | /ʃɑɹˈlin/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French, from Germanic |
| Meaning | Free Woman, Free Spirit, Free Thinker |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Charley/Charlie, Charlyne, Carla |
| Related names | Charlotte, Carla, Carol, Caroline |
Charlene is a feminine given name, a feminine form of Charles coined in the United States 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 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.
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