It is French in origin and it means darling girl.
It means Little Darling and it's a female name and it's origin is from the Middle English.
Darling like in honey
According to the English website www.behindthename.com
DARLENE stems from a combination of the English word "DARLing" and the popular name suffix "lene".
LENE is also the German, Danish and Norwegian short form of HELENE or MAGDALENE
DARLENE stems from a combination of the English word "DARLing" and the popular name suffix "lene".
LENE is also the German, Danish and Norwegian short form of HELENE or MAGDALENE
I think darlene means daring