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What does Elayne mean?
Elayne 
as a girls' name is of Greek origin, and Elayne means "sun ray". Elayne is a variant form of Elaine (Greek): French variant of Helen.
STARTS WITH El-
Variations
VARIANTS Ilene▼, Ellyn, Ellin, Ellen▼, Ellayne, Ellane, Ellaine, Elane, Elan, Elain, Elaene, Eileen▼, Allaine, Aline▼, Alene▼, Alayne, Ailene, Aileen
RELATIONS VIA ELAINE, HELEN Alaina▲, Alayna▲, Elaina▲, Elaini, Elainia, Elainna, Elana, Elanna, Elayna▲, Elena▲, Eleni, Elladine, Elle▲, Ellee, Ellie▲, Elliner, Elly, Helaine, Laine, Layney
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elayne Ema (E.E.), ..
How popular is Elayne?
Elayne is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2341 out of 4276, Top 55%) but a unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Elayne was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its highest position of #842 in the U.S. in the 1920s, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Aileen (#669 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Ailene, Alaina (#202), Alayna (#236), Alene, Aline, Eileen (#671), Elaina (#272), Elaine (#634), Elana (#1581), Elayna (#1171), Elena (#66), Eleni (#1726), Elle (#380), Ellen (#770), Ellie (#37), Elly (#1603), Ellyn, Helaine, Helen (#413), Ilene and Laine (#1966) are the popular varying forms of Elayne. Usage of these relations of Elayne was more pronounced among parents during the years 1920-1929 (AVERAGE #1178) and is now significantly diminished (#1147, 70% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Helen becoming less in vogue. Helen has historically been popular among parents, though Ellie is now more frequently used.
Similar Names
Elayne is pronounced similarly to Alaine, Alane, Alline, Allyn, Allyne, Allynne, Alwyne, Alyne, Elene, Elian, Eliane, Elianne, Eline, Ellan, Ellon, Elon, Elynn, Ilane, Ileanne, Ileene, Ilone, Oline, Olwyn, Olwynne and Yolanne. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aldyne, Blaine, Blane, Blayne, Blayre, Brayne, Clayre, Dayne, Delayne, Dwayne, Elanah, Elanie, Eleana, Eleanna, Eleena, Eliana▲, Elianna▲, Elina▲, Ellamae, Ellena, Ellina, Ellona, Ellyce, Ellyse, Elna▼, Elona, Elonna, Eloyse, Elvene, Elvine, Elyana, Elyce, Elyse▲, Ermyne (see Armina), Evadne, Evanne, Jayne▼, Klayre, Layne, Payne, Rayne▲ and Shayne. These names tend to be less commonly used than Elayne.
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