Jolene (name)
| Jolene | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | He will increase |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Joseph |
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Jolene is a feminine given name. It is derived the Middle English name for Joseph. As a descendant from Joseph, it keeps its original Hebrew language meaning of "He [God] will increase".
Sometimes referred to as Jolie, meaning "beautiful" in French.
Variant forms
Jolene has various forms:
- Joelene,
- JoLene,
- Joeline,
- Joeleen,
- Joeline,
- Jolaine,
- Jolean,
- Joleen,
- Jolena,
- Jolene,
- Jolina,
- Joline,
- Jolleen,
- Jollene,
- Joliene
- Jolyn,
- Jolyna,
- Jolyne,
- Joleene,
- and Jolynn.
People
People with the given name Jolene:
- Jolene Blalock (born 1975), American actress from Star Trek: Enterprise
- Jolene Koester, president of California State University, Northridge
- Jolene Unsoeld (born 1931), American politician
- Jolene Van Vugt (born 1980), Canadian mototcross champion
- Jolene Call (b. Preston, Idaho 1930), father Joseph Grant Call combined his name with maternal aunt's name Valene Rowberry Hansen
Census
Jolene is a very popular female first name, ranking 624 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.[1]
References
- ↑ "Popularity of Jolene". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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