elaine

Proper noun capitalized: Elaine

Elaine

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 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;1859, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine
   • 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...1988, Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye, page 278
2. A town in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.