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Elayne is a female given name of
French
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origin, which means "light". The name can be a variant of Elaine or Elena. Elayne may refer to:
Elayne Arrington
Elayne Arrington (born c. 1940) is an American mathematician and engineer. She was the first African American woman to graduate with a bachelor's degree from the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. After earning her Ph.D., she ...
Elayne Brenzinger
Elayne Brenzinger (born 1951, in Scotland) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, serving as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party from 2001-2005. She was a key figure in the formation of the Democ ...
(born 1951), Canadian politician
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Elayne Rapping
Elayne Antler Rapping (December 24, 1938 – June 7, 2016) was an American critic and analyst of popular culture and social issues. She authored several books covering topics such as media theory, popular culture, women's issues, and the port ...
(born 1938), American writer
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Elayne Reiss-Weimann
''The Letter People'' is a children's literacy program. The term also refers to the family of various characters depicted in it.
Original program
Elayne Reiss-Weimann and Rita Friedman created the concept of Letter People as teachers in Nanuet, ...
(born 1933), American teacher and writer
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Elayne Trakand
This article serves as an index of major characters in the fictional setting of Robert Jordan's ''The Wheel of Time'' series, with a description of their main roles or feats in the series. ''The Wheel of Time'' has 2787 distinct named characters. ...
, fictional character in Robert Jordan's ''The Wheel of Time'' series of novels
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Elaine (given name)
Elaine is a given name, a variant of Elaina, Elayne and Helen. It may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Elaine (singer), South African singer
* Elaine Crombie, Australian actress
* Elaine Fifield (1930–1999), Australian ballerina
* Elai ...
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Elena (given name)
Elena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie or Nena (less common).
Other common variants are Alena (German, Czech, Russian, Belarusian, S ...