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n. (context US English) (given name female from=English) derived from Earl.
Wikipedia
Earlene is a given name, the feminine equivalent of the name Earl. Both names derive from Old English term eorl, meaning " nobleman" or "chieftain". The name may also be related to the Irish Gaelic names Arleen and Arlene, which mean "the pledge".
Variant spellings of this name include Earline, Earleen, Earlena, Erlean, and Erleen. Related names include Earla, Earley, Earlie and Erlinda.
Usage examples of "earlene".
Once Wayne and Earlene dropped the Brines off at home, Hatch could easily have doubled back.
The polite fiction maintained by everyone else- that Earlene was a dull little housewife-was certainly more accurate, but it ignored a good portion of her life.
Earlene Chamford paused, her spoonful of crawlsinthedark soup dripping onto the Balinting lace table cloth.