Eloise name - Meaning of Eloise
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 11
- Usage
- English, Germanic
- Pronounced
- EL-o-eez, el-o-EEZ, EL-o-eez/el-o-EEZ
- Eloise Meaning
- From the Old French name Héloïse, which is probably from the Germanic name Helewidis, composed of the elements heil "hale, healthy" and wid "wide". It is sometimes associated with the Greek word ‘ηλιος (helios) "sun" or the name Louise, though there is not likely an etymological connection. This name was borne in the 12th century by Saint Eloise, the wife of the French theologian Peter Abelard. She became a nun after her husband was castrated by her uncle. 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. Eloise most likely originates in Germanic languages and means "healthy woman". In the English-speaking countries it has been used since the 19th century. Some sources suggest it might originate in Greek language or be a variant of Louise.
Eloise Related Names
Variants: Elouise, Aloysia, Elois, Eloisa, Eloisia, Elouisa, Elsita, Heloise
Other Languages: Helewidis (Ancient Germanic), Éloïse, Héloïse (French), Eloisa (Italian), Eloísa (Spanish)
Eloise Celebrities
Eloise Amberger - athlete, Eloise Bibb - published author, Eloise Greenfield - writer, Eloise Hanner - writer, Eloise Howe - actress,
