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Elaine vs Elaina - What's the difference?

elaine | elaina |

In given name|female|from=ancient greek terms the difference between elaine and elaina

is that elaine is while elaina is , a modern variant of elaine.

As proper nouns the difference between elaine and elaina

is that elaine is while elaina is , a modern variant of elaine.

elaine

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1859 Alfred Tennyson: Lancelot and Elaine :
    • Elaine' the fair, ' Elaine the lovable,
    Elaine , the lily maid of Astolat,
    High in her chamber up a tower to the east
    Guarded the sacred shield of Lancelot;
  • * 1988 Margaret Atwood: Cat's Eye : page 278:
    • My own mother named me after her best friend, as women did in those days. Elaine , which I once found too plaintive. I wanted something more definite, a monosyllable: Dot or Pat, like a foot set down. Nothing you could make a mistake about; nothing watery. But my name has solidified around me, with time. I think of it as tough but pliable now, like a well-worn glove.

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    elaina

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a modern variant of Elaine.
  • * 1999 , The Icarus Hunt , Bantam Books, ISBN 055310702X, page 262:
    • I shrugged. "I know our alleged computer specialist Tera is your daughter Elaina Tera Cameron," I said.