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Elaine

girl name · French origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

form of Helen; meaning disputed, traditionally "bright, shining one"

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elaine peaked in the 1940s.

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