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Elaine
Elaine ♀ Originally an Old French form of Helen, but now generally regarded as an independent name. The Greek and Latin forms of the name had a long vowel in the second syllable, which produced this form (as opposed to Ellen) in Old French. In Arthurian legend, Elaine is the name of one of the women who fell in love with Lancelot. The name occurs in this form in the 15th-century English Morte d'Arthur of Thomas Malory. In the 19th century it was popularized in one of Tennyson's Idylls of the King (1859). Most of the characters in Arthurian legend have names that are Celtic in origin, although subjected to heavy French influence, and it has therefore been suggested that Elaine may actually be derived from a Welsh word meaning ‘hind’ or ‘fawn’.
Variants: Elain, Elayne. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Elaine." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Elaine." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Elaine.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Elaine." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Elaine.html |
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Elaine, (variously spelt), in Malory's Morte D'Arthur, is the name of several ladies whose identities sometimes overlap: (1) Elaine Le Blank, the Fair Maid of Astolat (Tennyson's Lady of Shalott) who falls in love with Launcelot and dies for love of him (see Launcelot of the Lake); (2) Elayne the Fair or Sans Pere (Peerless), the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Launcelot, of Galahad; (3) Elayne the sister of Morgawse and Morgan le Fay; (4) Elayne the wife of King Ban and mother of Launcelot; (5) Elayne the daughter of King Pellinore.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Elaine." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Elaine." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Elaine.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Elaine." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Elaine.html |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Elaine." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Elaine." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Elaine.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Elaine." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Elaine.html |
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Elaine in Arthurian romances, the name of the maiden who falls in love with Lancelot and dies of unrequited love; in Malory's Morte D'Arthur she is the Maid of Astolat ( Tennyson's Lady of Shalott).
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Elaine." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Elaine." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Elaine.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Elaine." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Elaine.html |
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Elaine in Arthurian legend: see Launcelot, Sir . |
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"Elaine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Elaine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Elaine.html "Elaine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Elaine.html |
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"Elaine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Elaine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Elaine.html "Elaine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Elaine.html |
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