Re: Darlene
in reply to a message by Billina
I like both, but prefer Darla, and I don't really think Darlene is useable. It's a television-only sort of name for me. My sole association with it is the daughter on Roseanne, and I don't think Darlene or Darla ever made it to Britain, because I've never seen either name in real life. Darla seems much less dated, probably because Charlene etc are very 70's/80's whereas Carla is pretty timeless.