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What does Elaine mean?
Elaine 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ee-LAYNE. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Elaine is "sun ray". French form of Helen. In the King Arthur myths, Elaine is a character who fell in love with Lancelot. The name first appeared in the 15th-century "Morte D'Arthur" of Thomas Malory, while Tennyson's poetry "Idylls of the King" promoted 19th-century revival of the name. Since many names in Arthurian legend are Celtic in origin, Elaine may actually be derived from the Welsh word elain meaning "young deer". Comedienne Elayne Boosler; film director Elaine May. Also form of Eleanor.
STARTS WITH El-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, sun (star), king (queen), poetry (literary), 19th century, young, deer
Variations
VARIANTS Alaina▲, Alayna▲, Alayne, Allaine, Elaene, Elain, Elaina▲, Elaini, Elainia, Elainna, Elan, Elana, Elane, Elanna, Elayna▲, Elayne, Elle▲, Elliana▲, Ellie▲, Ellaine, Ellane, Ellayne, Helaine, Laine, Lainey▲, Layney
RELATIONS VIA ELAYNE, HELEN Alene▼, Aline▼, Elena▲, Eleni, Elinor▼, Elladine, Ellee, Ellen▼, Ellin, Elliner, Ellinor, Ellyn, Helaina, Ilene▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elaine Farah (E.F.), ..
How popular is Elaine?
Elaine is a very prominent first name for females (#127 out of 4276, Top 3%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Elaine reached its apex position of #46 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, and is at #634 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Elaine (#634 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Alaina (#202), Alana (#200), Alayna (#236), Alene, Aline, Elaina (#272), Elana (#1581), Elayna (#1171), Elayne, Eleanor (#32), Elena (#66), Eleni (#1726), Elinor (#1399), Elle (#380), Ellen (#770), Elliana (#187), Ellie (#37), Ellinor, Ellyn, Elnora, Helaine, Helen (#413), Ilene, Laine (#1966) and Lainey (#461). Other forms, like Elliner, are uncommon. These relations of Elaine were favored by parents in the 1910s (USAGE OF 4.3%) and have become much less conventional since (USAGE 1.5%, ▼64.4%), with versions like Elinor becoming less fashionable. The more fashionable birth names in this list are Alaina, Alana, Alayna, Elaina, Elayna, Elena, Elle, Elliana, Ellie and Lainey.
Similar Names
Elaine▼ is pronounced similarly to Alaine, Alane, Aleine, Alenne, Allene▼, Alline, Allyne, Alwyne, Alynne, Eileene, Eilene, Eleen, Eliane, Elianne, Elin, Eline, Ellon, Elyn, Elynn, Ilane, Ileanne, Ilone, Oline, Yolane and Yolanne. Other recommended sound-alike names are Albine, Alcine, Aldine, Alvine, Blaine, Blaise, Blaize, Blane, Claire▲, Clarine, Delaine, Edwine, Elanah, Elanie, Eleana, Eleanna, Eleena, Eliana▲, Elianna▲, Elice, Elina▲, Elined, Elize, Elkie, Ellice, Ellina, Elmina, Elna▼, Eloise▲, Elsie▼, Elvene, Elvie, Elvina, Elvire, Elzina, Emaline, Erline, Ermine, Etain, Evadne, Evline, Jaine, Jalaine, Jolaine, Julaine, Kalaine, Melaine, Paine, Raine and Shaine. These names tend to be less frequently used than Elaine.
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