Verlene: Name Meaning, Origin & Etymology

Name Profile

• Gender: Feminine
• Origin: English (modern coinage / variant)
• Meaning: "Green meadow" (popular interpretation); also linked to Verlyn.

Etymology

1. Via Verlyn: Verlyn = Old English weorth (enclosure, farm, worth) + lynn (pool, lake, waterfall) → "farm by the pool" or "enclosed meadow."
2. Variant of Veronica: Greek Berenice (pherenike – "bringer of victory") → Latin Veronica (true image). Verlene as diminutive/elaboration.
3. Phonetic Construction: Ver- (spring, green) + -lene (soft, feminine suffix like Marlene, Darlene).

Popularity

Peak usage in U.S. 1920s–1940s; now rare. Not in top 1000 since 1970s.

Related Names

Verlyn, Verla, Verlie, Verna, Verona, Veronica, Marlene, Darlene, Arlene.