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 [ 2 syll. e-lai-ne, el-a-ine ] The girl name Elaine is pronounced as ahLEYN or IYLEYN KEY. Elaine is primarily used in the English and French languages. It is of Old Provençal and Old Greek origin. Elaine is a form of the English name Eleanor. Elaine is also an English and French form of the English name Helen. See also the related form, the Dutch, Frisian, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew Elke. Elaine is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously. The name jumped in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1940s; prior to that, it was of modest use only. At the height of its usage in 1945, 0.438% of baby girls were given the name Elaine. It had a ranking of #44 then. The baby name has seen a marked fall in frequency since then. In 2008, its usage was 0.019% and its ranking #742. Within the family of girl names directly linked to Elaine, the English Eleanor was the most regularly used. In 2008, the name was thrice as popular as Elaine. Baby names that sound like Elaine include the Welsh Elain, the name Elane, the name Elayne, the French Élaine, the English and Irish Eileen, the English Eilene, the English Eilin, the English Eilleen, the Hebrew Elon, the Arabic Ahlam, the English, German, Irish, and Scottish Aileen, the English Aleen, the English Aleena, the English and Czech Alene, the English, French, Russian, Irish, and Scottish Aline, the English Alleen, the English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew Alma, the Irish Almha, the German Alwine, and the English Ileen. KEY: Pronunciation for Elaine: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
