Earlene

Earlene
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Old English; possibly Irish Gaelic
Meaning	Noblewoman (English); Pledge (Irish)
Other names
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 with the given name include:

Earlene Brown (1935–1983), American shot putter, discus thrower and roller skater
Earlene Fowler (born 1954), American author
Earlene Hill Hooper (born 1938 or 1939), American politician
Earlene Risinger (1927–2008), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
Earlene Roberts (1935–2013), American politician

^ ^a ^b ^c Pickering, David (2005). The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names. London: Penguin UK. p. 114. ISBN 0141916397.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sheehan, Thomas W. (2001). Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publ. p. 92. ISBN 0879735392.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Pickering-1] Pickering, David (2005). The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names. London: Penguin UK. p. 114. ISBN 0141916397.

[Sheehan-2] Sheehan, Thomas W. (2001). Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publ. p. 92. ISBN 0879735392.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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