Darlene \d(a)-rle-ne, dar-lene\ as a girl's name is pronounced dar-LEEN. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Darlene is "dearling; darling". Contemporary form of the Old English word. First used in the late 1930s.

Darlene has 17 variant forms: Dareen, Darelle, Darla, Darleane, Darleen, Darleena, Darlena, Darlenny, Darlina, Darline, Darlinn, Darlyn, Darlyne, Darrelle, Darryleen, Darrylene and Darryline.

Baby names that sound like Darlene are Darylene, Darylyne and Daryline.