Elayne is a female given name of French origin, which means "light". The name is a variant of Elaine, Elaina, and Helen . Elayne may refer to: People Elayne Angel, American professional body piercer Elayne Arrington, American mathematician and engineer Elayne Boosler (born 1952), American comedian Elayne Brenzinger (born 1951), Canadian politician Elayne Rapping (born 1938), American writer Elayne Reiss-Weimann (born 1933), American teacher and writer Fictional characters Elayne Trakand, a character in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series of novels See also Elaine (given name) Elena (given name) Feminine given names