The name Marlen struck me as odd as I was rating some random names. The meaning is a little bizarre, and it also sounds like a twisted "Merlin".
― Anonymous User 4/17/2009
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It could also be an alternative spelling to Marlin.
― Anonymous User 9/4/2008
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Deriving Marlen from Mar(x)Len(in) is wrong. There were Marlens (male name) in the 18th century. For centuries it was a legitimate (not only) Jewish name and surname.