Jolene (given name)

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Jolene is a feminine given name derived from a combination of the name Jo with the suffix -lene, common in other names in fashion during the middle of the 20th century such as Marlene. It came into greater use in the 1940s but increased in popularity following the release of the 1973 song Jolene by Dolly Parton.[1][2]

Jolene
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
MeaningCombination of Jo and the suffix -lene.

Variant forms

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Jolene has several spelling variations:

  • Joelene
  • Joleen
  • Joleene
  • Jolene
  • Joliene
  • Joline
  • Jouline
  • Jolin
  • Jolleen
  • Jollene
  • Jolyn
  • Jolyne
  • Jolynn
  • Joleane
  • Jolean

Notable people

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Usage

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Jolene ranks 624 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.[3] The name has been in use in the United States since at least the late 1920s and ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn American girls between 1928 and 1993 and again between 2010 and 2022.[4]

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The title track of Dolly Parton's 1973 album, "Jolene", is about the protagonist begging a beautiful woman named Jolene to not take her lover.

The sixth story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, titled Stone Ocean, features a main protagonist named Jolyne Cujoh.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Jolene is a Toad that runs the Glitz Pit, a fighting arena located in Glitzville.

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ^ Chery, Samantha (5 April 2024). "What Jolenes think of Dolly Parton and Beyoncé's songs: What's it like living as the focus of Parton's 1973 hit? Women named Jolene tell all". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Popularity of Jolene". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  4. ^ https://www.behindthename.com/name/jolene