Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare) Pronounced Pron. /vɛʁ.lɛn/(French) /vɛər.ˈlɛn/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.