# Marlene

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,820

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew borrowed from German in early 20th century.

## Etymology
From German Marlene.

## Easily confused with
- **Marne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlene-vs-marne)
- **Marley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlene-vs-marley)
- **marlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlene-vs-marlin)
- **marten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlene-vs-marten)
- **Marlowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlene-vs-marlowe)
- **marine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marlene)
- **Malone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malone-vs-marlene)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amrlene`, `malrene`, `marelne`, `marleen`, `marlenne`, `marllene`, `marlnee`, `marrlene`, `mmarlene`, `mralene`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marlene