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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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“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

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

With Bono’s encouragement, Spector enlisted Cher to sing backup vocals on songs by Darlene Love, the Crystals and the Righteous Brothers’ classic, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin.”’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

She followed in the footsteps of Motown stars Stevie Wonder, The Ronettes and Darlene Love from the '60s.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

Lifting her own hand, she said, “I’d like to nominate Darlene Roberts.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott