Earlene_(given_name)

Earlene

Earlene

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Earlene is a given name, the feminine equivalent of the name Earl. Both names derive from Old English term eorl, meaning "nobleman" or "chieftain".[1] The name may also be related to the Irish Gaelic names Arleen and Arlene, which mean "the pledge".[2]

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Variant spellings of this name include Earline, Earleen, [2] Earlena, Erlean, and Erleen.[1] Related names include Earla, Earley, Earlie[2] and Erlinda.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Pickering, David (2005). The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names. London: Penguin UK. p. 114. ISBN 0141916397.
  2. [2]
    Sheehan, Thomas W. (2001). Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publ. p. 92. ISBN 0879735392.[permanent dead link]
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