Names Like Marlene — Find Similar Baby Names
Marlene is a 7-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 Maclane, 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.
For the full Marlene profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Marlene page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Marlene
24 baby names that differ from Marlene by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malene | 1 | Magnificent | German | Female |
| Maclane | 2 | English | Male | |
| Madalene | 2 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | French | Female |
| Madelene | 2 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Maelee | 2 | May. In Roman Mythology Maia: (Source Of The Month May) Was Goddess... | French | Female |
| Malone | 2 | Serves Saint John. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Marden | 2 | From The Valley With The Pool. Surname Used As A Given Name. | English | Male |
| Mable | 3 | Lovable. Abbreviation Of Amabel. | English | Female |
| Macee | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macen | 3 | "Protector, Guardian." | English | Male |
| Maclaine | 3 | Son Of The Servant Of John | Scottish | Male |
| Maclean | 3 | Son Of The Servant Of John | Scottish | Male |
| Macleod | 3 | Son Of The Ugly Man | Scottish | Male |
| Macsen | 3 | Variant Of Maximus. Meaning | Welsh | Male |
| Madalen | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Madalena | 3 | Bitter: Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madalyne | 3 | Tower. Alternate Spelling: Madaline. | French | Female |
| Maddalene | 3 | Magnificent | German | Female |
| Madden | 3 | Smalldog Milos | Irish | Male |
| Madeleine | 3 | Tower | French | Female |
| Madelena | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Madeline | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | French | Female |
| Madena | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madolen | 3 | Tower | French | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Marlene’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 |
7-Letter M-Names Like Marlene
24 names that share Marlene's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Marlene's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Marlene
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 Marlene.
Names That Rhyme with Marlene
18 baby names that share Marlene'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 Marlene
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Marlene — Mar-. Good for parents who like Marlene'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 |