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Darlene

American  
[dahr-leen] / dɑrˈlin /
Or Darleen

noun

  1. a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”


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“Her sister Darlene and I were by her side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“There is real reform going on in Japan,” said Darlene Pasquill, head of the equity division at Mizuho Americas.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

Darlene Yaplee, president of the Aviation-Impacted Communities Alliance, said there are concerns about having different types of aircraft in limited airspace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

To her 12,000 followers on TikTok, surrogate Darlene Arreola describes surrogacy as a way to “help complete a family and earn money to help your family” and recruits for California agency SurrogateFirst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

Darlene looked at the golden earring that the cockatoo had brought home.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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