Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Elaine

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Elaine NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 77%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English, Arthurian Cycle Pronounced Pron. /ɪ.ˈleɪn/(English) /iː.ˈleɪn/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links From an Old French form of Helen. It appears in Arthurian legend; in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur Elaine was the daughter of Pelles, the lover of Lancelot, and the mother of Galahad. It was not commonly used as an English given name until after the publication of Alfred Tennyson's Arthurian epic Idylls of the King (1859).

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Details Last ranked #93 in 1955 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #150 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #92 in 1966 Canada Last ranked #962 in 2001 England & Wales Last ranked #77 in 1998 Ireland Last ranked #94 in 1958 New Zealand Last ranked #95 in 1990 Scotland Last ranked #369 in 2024 United States

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