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Origin of the name ELAINE.
Etymology of the
name ELAINE.
Meaning of the baby name ELAINE.
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ELAINE.
A form of Greek Helene
(q.v.), meaning "light," from the root ele,
found in other Greek names. In Arthurian legend, the name of the
mother of Lancelot.
Usage: America, Australia, England, France, Great Britain, Ireland,
Scotland, Wales.
Elaine Paige, an English actress and singer.
Elaine Bawson Stritch, an American actress and singer. Elaine
Feeney, an Irish poet. Elaine Constance Smith, a Scottish actress
and comedian. Elaine Morgan, a Welsh author and writer for
television. Elaine de Francias, Comtesse de Montmorency (d. 1625),
was the illegitimate daughter of Henry II of France. (Wiki)
The name
springs from the Greek root ele. Seleucus whence
Selene (the moon)
and Helios (the sun), both mean the shiner or giver of light. In
England, Ireland and Scotland, the name under one or another of its
numerous forms has been popular for centuries. Helena,
Helen,
Elaine, Eleanore, Eleanor, Ellen, Elinor, Lena, Nelly, Nellie, Nell,
Lenora, Leonora, Annora or Anora, are only some of the English versions
of the name; whilst in Ireland they have the pretty form of Eileen and
Aileen; in Scotland the most popular is
Ellen. The Spaniard has
remained faithful to Helena, the French have Heléna and
Hélène, the
Germans Helene, and the Italians
Elena, Eleonora and
Leonora.
(Girls' Christian Names, Swan, 1905)
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