Elayne - Meaning of Elayne

What does Elayne mean?

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Elayne

[ 2 syll. e-lay-ne, el-a-yne ] The baby girl name Elayne is pronounced as ehL-EY-N or iy-LEY-N †. Elayne's language of origin is Old Greek. Elayne is a form of the English Helen.

See also the related category greek.

Elayne is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1925 with 0.008% of baby girls being given the name Elayne. It was #739 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then, and is of only irregular use now. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly linked to Elayne, Helen was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Elayne include Elain (English and Welsh), Elaine (English, French, and Welsh), Eilwen, Eilwyn, Elaen, Elan, Elane, Elayn, Eleane, Eleen (English), Elen (English and Welsh), Elin (English, Scandinavian, and Welsh), Eline (Dutch), Elleen, Ellen (Dutch, English, and Scandinavian), Ellene, Ellyn (English), Ellynn (English), Ellynne, and Elma (German, Italian, and English).

† English pronunciation for Elayne: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"