| Pronunciation | German: [maʁˈleːn(ə)] ( listen) or [marˈleːn(ə)][1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Meaning | Mary Magdalene |
| Region of origin | German speaking world |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Maria and Magdalene |
Marlene is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Maria combined with Magdalene. It was popularized by actress and singer Marlene Dietrich.[2]
Notable people[edit]
Politics[edit]
- Marlene Catterall, Canadian Member of Parliament 1988-2005
- Marlene Cowling, Canadian Member of Parliament 1993-1997
- Marlene Graham, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1997-2004
- Marlene Jennings, Canadian Member of Parliament, 1997-2011
- Marlene Johnson, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1983-1991
- Marlene Lenz, German Member of the Bundestag and Member of the European Parliament
Academia[edit]
- Marlene Belfort, who helped discover self-splicing introns in bacteriophage DNA
- Marlene Dobkin de Rios (1939-2012), American cultural anthropologist, medical anthropologist, and psychotherapist
- Marlene Scardamalia, education researcher
- Marlene Zuk, evolutionary biologist
Sports[edit]
- Marlene Hagge
- Marlene Ahrens
- Marlene Elejarde
- Marlene Gerson (born 1940), South African tennis player
- Marlène Harnois (born 1986), French taekwondo practitioner
- Marlene Matthews
- Marlene Slebsager, Danish cricketer
- Marlene Streit
- Marlene Weingärtner, tennis player
- Marlene Thomsen, Danish badminton player
Entertainment[edit]
- Marlene Daudén, Filipina drama actress
- Marlene Dietrich, German actress and entertainer
- Marlene Warfield, American actress
- Marlene Callahan, also known as Marlene Wallace
- Marlene Charell, German entertainer
- Marlene Enright, Irish singer
- Marlene Janssen, American model
- Marlène Jobert, French actress
- Marlene Morreis, Austrian actress
- Marlene Morrow, American model
- Marlene Schmidt, Miss Universe in 1961
- Marlene van Niekerk, writer
- Marlene Favela, Mexican actress
Arts[edit]
- Marlene Neubauer-Woerner, German sculptor
- Marlene Dumas, South African painter
Others[edit]
- Marlene (Burmese businesswoman), also known as Nang Kham Noung
- Marlene Lehnberg, also known as The Scissor Murderess
- Marlene Garcia-Esperat, murdered journalist
Fictional characters[edit]
- Marlene (Final Fantasy VII)
- Marlene Alraune, of the Marvel Universe
- Marlene Griggs-Knope, from American comedy series Parks and Recreation
- Marlene Kratz, from Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Marlene Rush, from the Robotech Series
- Marlene the otter, character in the animated TV show The Penguins of Madagascar
- Marlene McKinnon, character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
- Marlene Boyce, character in Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Duden Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (6 ed.). Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG. 2006. ISBN 3-411-04066-1.
- ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Marlene".
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