I would say I liked this name even if it wasn't my mother-in-law's name. The een ending is not in fashion now, so we have sour-faced, prissy Charlotte instead or painfully tomboyish Charlie. Charlene is soft and pretty but also down to earth and practical. Like my MIL.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin