Name meaning
Eloise
may mean “healthy, wide”
- Origin
- Germanic, via French
- Gender
- Mostly feminine
- Used in
- French, English, American
- Spellings
- Eloise · Éloïse · Héloïse · Heloise
- Form of
- Heloise
- Say it
- EL-oh-eez
- Letters
- 6
Likely meaning, sources differ
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Eloise is the English form of the French Héloïse. Héloïse was a brilliant 12th-century scholar whose love letters with Peter Abelard are still read today. The name may come from the Germanic Helewidis, often explained as healthy or wide, but its origin is uncertain.
Roots
From French Éloïse / Héloïse, probably Germanic Helewidis; meaning uncertain.
Where it is used
Popular again in Britain and France.
Eloise name FAQ
What does the name Eloise mean?
Eloise may mean “healthy, wide”. Sources differ, so we show the most common reading. From French Éloïse / Héloïse, probably Germanic Helewidis; meaning uncertain.
Where does the name Eloise come from?
Eloise is of Germanic, via French origin. Today it is used in French, English, American families.
How do you pronounce Eloise?
Eloise is usually pronounced EL-oh-eez.
Is Eloise a boy's or a girl's name?
Eloise is mostly feminine.
What are other spellings of Eloise?
Related spellings and forms include Éloïse, Héloïse, Heloise.
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Sources
Name data: NWOF dossier, Public-Census, SSA-Census, Wikidata, Wiktionary-EN. Recorded in national birth and census statistics. Meaning and background researched by our team from the sources below and written in our own words. Wikipedia and Wiktionary content is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.