Baby name

STABLE UNISEX · GREEK-FRENCH
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Elane

/eh · LAYN/


“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.

ellie

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.