Eline

Eline is a Scandinavian and Dutch feminine name that developed as a regional contracted form of Eline's longer source, ultimately tracing back through Medieval Latin Elena and Greek Helene, whose root is debated but may relate to the Greek word for torch or to the name of the Hellenes. The name spread widely across Europe through the legend of Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, and through the enduring fame of Helen of Troy in classical tradition. Eline functions as a vernacular variant alongside Ellen, Elen, and Elina, all of which share the same ancient root.