What is "Seinfeld" character Elaine's middle name?

Elaine’s middle name on “Seinfeld” is Marie. The character’s full name is Elaine Marie Benes, although the sitcom rarely emphasizes her middle name in everyday dialogue.

Elaine Benes was played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and became one of the show’s central characters after her introduction in the first-season episode “The Stake Out.” She is Jerry Seinfeld’s former girlfriend and close friend, as well as a friend of George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer. Her career includes work at Pendant Publishing and later as an editor and copywriter for the J. Peterman Catalog.

The name “Elaine Marie Benes” appears in character references and is also used in official descriptions of the character. “Benes” is pronounced like “BEE-ness,” a point the show turns into a joke in the episode “The Chinese Woman,” when a character mispronounces the family name.

The character was partly inspired by people connected to Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, but Marie is not a reference to the actress’s own name. Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s full name is Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus.