Marlen, feminine: Marlena (portmanteau of Marx + Lenin) is a Russian given name of Soviet origin.Valeri Mokiyenko, "Толковый словарь языка Совдепии" ("Explanatory Dictionary of Sovdepiya"), St.Petersburg, Фолио-Пресс, 1998, . Notable people with the name include:
It may also be a feminine given name, a variant of Marlene, Marleen, which is a portmanteau of Maria+Magdalene.
Western name Marlen Chow, Nicaraguan feminist and sociologist Marlen Esparza, American professional boxer Marlen Haushofer (1920–1970), Austrian writer Marlen Reusser, Swiss racing cyclist
Soviet name , Kazakh football player Marlen Khutsiev, Georgia-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker Marlen Papava, Soviet sports shooter (1925–2010) Soviet Russian and Ukrainian poet and translator Marlen Spindler (1931–2003), Russian painter Marlen Zmorka (born 1993), Ukrainian racing cyclist
See also
Trude Marlen, Austrian stage and film actress
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