ELAINE  

Gender: F
Origin: French variation of HELEN

Popularity in 2008: #742

Form of Helen popularized in Arthurian legend, in recent times became the archetypal New York neurotic on Seinfeld, and is now unfashionable, except in its a-ending forms.

Nicknames & Variations:
Elanie, Allaine, Elane, Ellaine, Elainea, Elain, Elanit, Ellane, Elanna, Lainey, Elayne, Elania, Eilane, Ellaina, Elauna, Elaini, Elainna, Alaina, Alayna, Ellayne, Elayna, Elana, Alayne, Elainia, Elan, Layney, Elaene

International Variations:
Elaina (French) Elena (Italian) Eline (Scandinavian) Elena (Spanish)

Elaine is being discussed in our message boards:

• Big Family! Have Fun!
• Rotating Names-Girls
• Middle name for Willa
• Seinfeld naming
• Madelyn Spelling?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Elaine:

• SIBLING NAMES: Don't Commit Before You Read This!
• GOLDEN GIRL NAMES
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• BABY NAME TIMELINE