Names Like Marleene — Find Similar Baby Names
Marleene is an 8-letter English girls' name meaning “Variant Of Madeline Woman From Magdala.”. This page collects 138 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Malene and Maclaine, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ene like Dene and Gene, and names sharing the “madeline” concept like Dalena and Dalenna.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Marleene
24 baby names that differ from Marleene by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malene | 2 | Magnificent | German | Female |
| Maclaine | 3 | Son Of The Servant Of John | Scottish | Male |
| Maclane | 3 | English | Male | |
| Maclean | 3 | Son Of The Servant Of John | Scottish | Male |
| Madalene | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | French | Female |
| Madeleine | 3 | Tower | French | Female |
| Madelene | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Maelee | 3 | May. In Roman Mythology Maia: (Source Of The Month May) Was Goddess... | French | Female |
| Maelwine | 3 | Strong Friend | English | Male |
| Maeveen | 3 | Nimble | Celtic | Female |
| Makeen | 3 | Strong | Arabic | Male |
| Malerie | 3 | Lucky. | English | Female |
| Malone | 3 | Serves Saint John. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Marceline | 3 | "Longevity, Pillar." | French | Female |
| Marcelle | 3 | Warring | French | Female |
| Marden | 3 | From The Valley With The Pool. Surname Used As A Given Name. | English | Male |
| Mareesa | 3 | Variant Of Maria. | English | Female |
| Margerie | 3 | Variant Of The French Margerie. | English | Female |
| Mariamne | 3 | Rebellious | Hebrew | Female |
| Mariane | 3 | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | French | Female |
| Marianne | 3 | Bitter | French | Female |
| Marieanne | 3 | French | Female | |
| Mariele | 3 | Diminutive Of Maria. | French | Female |
| Marielle | 3 | Diminutive Of Maria. | French | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Marleene’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
8-Letter M-Names Like Marleene
24 names that share Marleene's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Marleene's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Marleene
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Marleene.
Names That Rhyme with Marleene
18 baby names that share Marleene's last 3 letters — -ene. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dene | Combination Of Deana: (Divine) And Dina: (From The Valley: Avenged). | English | Female |
| Gene | Abbreviation Of Eugene Wellborn. | English | Male |
| Rene | Reborn | French | Male |
| Zene | Rose | Native American | Female |
| Adene | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Arene | Holy One | Greek | Female |
| Cwene | Queen | Anglo | Female |
| Elene | Name Of A Poem | Anglo | Female |
| Ilene | Variant Of Eileen. | English | Female |
| Irene | Peace | Spanish | Female |
| Keene | Ancient. | Irish | Male |
| Skene | From Skene | Scottish | Male |
| Aldene | Wise. Elder. Variant Of Aldo. | Spanish | Female |
| Allene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Aquene | Peace | Native American | Female |
| Arcene | Silvery. | French | Female |
| Ardene | Warm:. Eager: Lofty. | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Marleene
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Marleene — Mar-. Good for parents who like Marleene's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Mara | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Marc | Form Of Mark. | French | Male |
| Mare | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mark | Tristan's Uncle | Arthurian | Male |
| Maro | Myself | Japanese | Male |
| Marq | Of Mars: The God Of War. | French | Male |
| Marx | Of Mars: The God Of War. | German | Male |
| Mary | Bitter. Variant Of Miriam. The Biblical Mother Of Christ. Names Lik... | English | Female |
| Marah | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maram | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Marco | Warring | Spanish | Male |
| Maree | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Marek | Warlike | English | Male |
| Maren | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Mareo | Rare; Uncommon | Japanese | Male |
| Margo | Variant Of Margaret. Pearl. | German | Female |
| Maria | Bitter | German | Female |