Save Gender Feminine Usage Dutch (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Literature Other Forms FormsEliante Meaning & History Probably a variant form of Helianthe, with omission of the h-. However, in at least one recorded case (a Dutch family), this name was a blend of Elisabeth and Anthonia.This name was used in Marcel Proust's Les Plaisirs et les Jours (1896).