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[Facts] Alternate origin for Darlene
This is often listed as a 19th-century American invention based on the term "darling," but research into early records has given me pause. I have run into 2 records for women named Darlene born in 18th-century Hungary. Then I see an earlier 17th-century record for a Doroline in England. Most of the earlier Darlenes I see in the United States are born in Germany, Norway or Sweden, but I am not sure if these are English names they took upon immigration or their actual birth names. I have run into more records for Dorolines, Dorolinas and Diewerlines in 1800s Netherlands. Is it possible Darlene is related to the latter listed names or is it maybe a corruption of the German female name Dorle?

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Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Shaymin  ·  3/2/2019, 11:57 AM
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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Shaymin  ·  3/4/2019, 7:55 PM
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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Shaymin  ·  3/4/2019, 8:01 PM
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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Shaymin  ·  3/4/2019, 7:27 PM
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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  ClaudiaS  ·  3/4/2019, 6:47 AM
Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Shaymin  ·  3/4/2019, 11:29 AM
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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Shaymin  ·  3/4/2019, 7:21 PM
Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  thegriffon  ·  3/4/2019, 2:49 AM
Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Shaymin  ·  3/4/2019, 11:12 AM
Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  thegriffon  ·  3/5/2019, 10:19 PM
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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Frollein Gladys  ·  3/3/2019, 9:41 AM
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Re: Alternate origin for Darlene  ·  Frollein Gladys  ·  3/3/2019, 9:08 AM
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