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Jewelene
How to Pronounce Jewelene
Pronounced JOO-uh-leen /ˈdʒuː.ə.liːn/Medium
Meaning: Jewelene builds on Jewel, the English word-name from Old French jouel ('precious ornament, gem'), by adding the fashionable -lene ending of names like Marlene and Charlene. It reads as 'little jewel' or simply as a prettified Jewel, its meaning rooted in the gem rather than any separate source.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jewelene is an elaborated form of Jewel, from Old French jouel ('gem'), extended with the popular -lene suffix. It appears in United States records from about 1922 and reached its small high in the mid-1930s, when both word-names and -lene endings were in vogue. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.
A Jewelene from that peak would be a great-grandmother now, and the name reads as a warm, ornamental Southern-flavored choice of its era. It has not revived, though the plainer Jewel has drawn fresh interest among lovers of vintage word-names.
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What does the name Jewelene mean?
It is an elaboration of Jewel, from Old French jouel ('gem'), with a -lene ending, so roughly 'little jewel.'
How do you pronounce Jewelene?
It's said JOO-uh-leen /ˈdʒuː.ə.liːn/, three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Jewelene a boy or girl name?
Jewelene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jewelene?
It has always been rare, a mid-century form of Jewel given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.