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Too country sounding for me, but better than Darlene.

It’s way better than Darlene, but I don’t like it that much.

I have a soft spot for Carlene. I don't like Arlene, Darlene, or Charlene, but Carlene is pretty to me. I always liked the Phil Vassar song Carlene. It definitely has a country feel to me, but that doesn't turn me off as it often does.

It looks like a good name. Maybe with Carly as a nickname?

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I used it as the name for the main character of a Pokémon fic that I kinda forgot to continue...Her full name was Carlene Michaela Paddon Joy.

I like it and, yes, better than Darlene. I don’t know why...probably because I’ve never heard it and it sounds fresh compared to the popular Marlene and Darlene. I also like Karlene and Carlyn.

This message was edited 7/26/2020, 7:37 PM

I think it's ok

I don’t like it. I’m just not a fan of names with the ene ending—-Marlene, Charlene, Darlene, Arlene.

I think it’s cute and much nicer than Darlene, though I like Arlene and Charlene.

This message was edited 7/26/2020, 1:58 PM

I definitely dislike it. It sounds like a made-up mish-mash of Ca- names and -lene names. No way.

Just about anything would be better than Darlene!

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Carlene, however, looks odd. I suppose it's a syncopated form of Caroline, with the e to prevent it from sounding like Car Line, as in, available stock at Hertz or Avis. But it could also be a wash-and-polish product, or something to clean the wheels or tyres. I much prefer Charlene, but not enough to use.

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If I were Ms Carter, whom I've never heard of, I'd have stuck to Rebecca.

This message was edited 7/26/2020, 1:11 PM

It's not horrible. She was named after her father, Carl Smith. I do find it a little cheesey when people do that.

Yeah, it's very much better than Darlene, but that isn't really saying much. I don't like Darlene at all.
Carlene is okay, but it's not as pretty to me as either Carla, Carly or Charlene. It's very country-western, because of the singer probably, but Phil Vassar also had a song called Carlene.