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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἙλένη
- Old French · derived fromElaine
- English todayElaine
From Old French Elaine, a variant of Elene, cognate to Helen, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). A Celtic origin has also been suggested since the name appears in Arthurian legend. Doublet of Helen.
Words from the same roots
Ancient GreekἙλένη all →
helenellenJelenaYelena
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.