Submitted Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/2/2012, 8:48 PM	SeaHorse15
4/2/2012, 8:00 PM	SeaHorse15
4/2/2012, 2:51 AM	SeaHorse15
5/23/2011, 2:22 AM	Polly Names

Name Elfine

Gender Feminine

Usage Literature, English (Rare)

Pronounced Pron. EL-feen, el-FEEN

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Meaning & History

Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as ELVINA, ELFA and ELFREDA, influenced by the word #elfin#. It was coined in the 19th century, when many Old English names were revived. Elfine Starkadder is a character in Stella Gibbons' comic novel 'Cold Comfort Farm' (1932).

Added 5/23/2011 by Polly Names