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In the entire world, Élaine (Элен , Élaine ) is a rare predominantly female, but very seldom male first name. The given name Élaine is habitual in Russia, where it is a rare feminine name, New Zealand, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Russia, Kazakhstan, and New Zealand. Much less frequently, Élaine is the last name as well as the forename.
Élaine is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ellen Ripley , the fictional character, Alien; Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon , the fictional character from the Witcher series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt; Hélène Kuragin , the character from War and Peace; Maggie Sawyer , the DC Comics character, Superman and Ellen King , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and in many other works.
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