Elaine

American  

[ih-leyn] / ɪˈleɪn /

noun

1. any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.

2. a female given name, form of Helen.

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Example Sentences

Economic modeling by Mr. Maleki’s FDD colleagues, Elaine Dezenski and Daniel Swift, finds that the war’s current economic damage to Iran already exceeds 40% of its prewar GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Two hundred fifty years ago, the “truths” Thomas Jefferson laid out in the Declaration of Independence were not yet “self-evident,” as Elaine Pagels pointed out in a recent essay.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Earlier, Ian's partner Elaine Newton told the hearing she was informed by police officers that Ian had died in a road traffic accident.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Elaine Pinggal of Monash University and her team investigated whether this type of brain activity plays a role in attention challenges, particularly in adults with ADHD.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

On the night of September 30, 1919, some one hundred African American sharecroppers attended a meeting of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America at a black church three miles north of Elaine, Arkansas.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler