Earlene Explained

Earlene
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Noblewoman (English); Pledge (Irish)
Origin:	Old English possibly Irish Gaelic
Related Names:	Earline; Earleen; Earlena; Erlean; Erleen; Earla; Earley; Earlie; Erlinda; Eyrlene

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]

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

People

• Earlene Brown (1935–1983), athlete
• Earlene Fowler (b. 1954), author
• Earlene Hill Hooper (b. 1938?), politician of New York
• Earlene Risinger (1927–2008), professional baseball pitcher
• Earlene Roberts (1935–2013), politician of New Mexico

Notes and References

1. Book: Pickering, David . David Pickering (writer)

   . David Pickering (writer) . 2005 . The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names . London . Penguin UK . 114 . 0141916397 .

2. Book: Sheehan, Thomas W. . Thomas Sheehan (academic)

   . Thomas Sheehan (academic) . 2001 . Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names . Huntington, IN . Our Sunday Visitor Publ. . 92 . 0879735392 .