What is the name meaning of ELAIN. Phrases containing ELAIN
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English
English Arthurian legend name of a Knight of the Round Table, known as "the Knight Valiant." He was the illegitimate son of Lancelot and Elaine of Carbonek, renowned for his gallantry and purity, as well as being one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail. The name was invented by the author of La Queste del Saint Graal and was probably derived from Gilead, the Anglicized form of Hebrew Gilad, GALAHAD means "hard, stony region."
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French
Modern form of French Igerne, a form of Welsh Eigyr, IGRAINE means "maiden, virgin." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the wife of Uther Pendragon, the mother of Elaine, Morgan le Fay (Morgause), and King Arthur. While still married to Gorlois, her first husband, Uther falls in love with her and makes forceful advances. She tells Gorlois who takes her to Cornwall without asking the king's leave, giving Uther an excuse to make war on Gorlois.
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Australian, French, Greek, Welsh
Fawn
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English
Variant spelling of Old French Elaine, possibly HELAINE means "torch." In Malory's Morte D'Arthur (Death of Arthur), this is the name of the tragic figure who dies of grief because Sir Lancelot is unable to return her love.Â
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English
Old French form of Greek HelénÄ“, possibly ELAINE means "torch." In Malory's Morte D'Arthur (Death of Arthur), this is the name of the tragic figure who dies of grief because Sir Lancelot is unable to return her love.Â
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Shining Light; Light; Similar to Helen
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Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Light
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Arthurian
, the bright, or, the light.
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English
English pet form of French Elaine, possibly LAINEY means "torch."
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Shining; Variant of Helen; Torch; Bright Light; Light
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Arthurian Legend American French Greek
In Arthurian legend, Elaine was mother to Sir Lancelot's son Galahad.
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Irish
aoibheann “pleasant, beautiful, radiant.†“Eibhlin a Ruan†was a 17th century love-song composed by the harpist Cearbhall O’Dalaigh who used it to persuade his beloved to elope with him on her wedding day and it is still a popular piece of music at Irish weddings.
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English
English variant spelling of French Elaine, possibly ELAYNE means "torch."
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American, Australian, British, English
Path; Diminutive Form of Lane or Elaine; Roadway
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Welsh
Welsh name ELAIN means "fawn."
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French American
Shining light.
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A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0¡ C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40¡ C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.
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Alt. of Elain
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Relating to oleic acid, or elaine.
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Same as Olein.