Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Eloise

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Eloise NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 80%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛl.oʊ.ˌiz/, /ˌɛl.oʊ.ˈiz/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Old French name Héloïse, which was probably from the Germanic name Helewidis, composed of the elements heil meaning "healthy, whole" and wit meaning "wide". It is sometimes associated with the Greek word ἥλιος (helios) meaning "sun" or the name Louise, though there is no etymological connection. This name was borne by the 12th-century French scholar and philosopher Héloïse. Secretly marrying the theologian Peter Abelard at a young age, she became a nun (and eventually an abbess) after Abelard was violently castrated by order of her uncle Fulbert.There was a medieval English form of this name, Helewis, though it died out after the 13th century. In the 19th century it was revived in the English-speaking world in the form Eloise.

Related Names

Family Tree·Details Rootshail/heil + wid/witVariantElouiseOther Languages & CulturesÉloïse, Héloïse(French) Helewidis(Germanic) Eloisa(Italian) Eloísa, Heloísa(Portuguese) Eloísa(Spanish) Surname DescendantsElvis, Elwes(English) Same SpellingÉloïseUser SubmissionEloïse

Popularity

Details Last ranked #49 in 2024 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #117 in 2023 Belgium Last ranked #428 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #58 in 2023 Canada Last ranked #85 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #485 in 2015 (Eloise, f) #161 in 2024 (Eloïse, f) #269 in 2024 (Éloïse, f) France Last ranked #381 in 2024 (Eloise) #500 in 2024 (Eloïse) Netherlands Last ranked #64 in 2024 New Zealand Last ranked #58 in 2023 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #64 in 2024 United States

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