Jolene (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Jolene


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gender = Female
meaning = He will increase
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related names = Joseph
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Origin

It comes from the middle English name for "Joseph".

Meaning

Jolene means "he will increase"

Sometimes referred to as Jolie meaning "beautiful" in French

Variant forms

Jolene has 15 variant forms:

*Joeline,
*Joeleen,
*Joeline,
*Jolaine,
*Jolean,
*Joleen,
*Jolena,
*Jolina,
*Joline,
*Jolleen,
*Jollene,
*Jolyn,
*Jolyna,
*Jolyne
*and Jolynn.

Made famous by Dolly Parton

The name was made famous by a hit song of the same name, recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974.

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. Jolene is a rare surname as it was not ranked for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.