Baby name
STABLE
🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Elane
/eh · LAYN/
Meaning
“Torch or moon”
Variant of Elaine or Elane, from the Old French form of Helen, ultimately from Greek helene meaning torch or moon. The single-i spelling gives it a sleeker look.
Nicknames
ellie
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Feels like a mid-century modernization; may date more than the classic Elaine.
The cultural moment.
Used in the US and Brazil from the 1950s through the 1980s.