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 [ 2 syll. e-loi-se, el-o-ise ] The girl name Eloise is pronounced as ehLOYZ or EHLowiyZ KEY. Eloise is largely used in English and Spanish. Its origin is Germanic. The name is of obscure origin; it could be from Heilwidis (Germanic) or Helewis (Middle English), of the first element 'heill' (healthy, safe, whole) and the second element 'witu' (wood, forest) or 'wit' (wide). It could also be a form of Louise via the Provençal Aloys. It was first introduced in the 11th century to English speakers by the Normans. It was borne by Éloise or Héloïse (1101-1164), the ill-fated and beautiful wife of the French philosopher Peter Abelard. After her husband was castrated by her uncle, she became an abbess and her husband a monk; they kept in touch via letters, and each of them founded a religious institution. The name saw a revival among English speakers in the 19th century, in allusion to the fidelity of the medieval abbess. Eloisa (Italian, Spanish, and Scandinavian), Eloïse (French), Éloise (French), Éloïse (French), Heloise (English), and Héloïse (French) are variants of Eloise. Eloise is an English and Spanish variant of the name Louise (English, French, and German). The pet form Ellie (English), and the spelling variants Elois (English) and Elouise (English) are other forms of the name. Eloise is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1921, 0.108% of baby girls were named Eloise. It was #165 in rank then. The baby name has markedly slipped in popularity since then, and is now of irregular use. Within the family of girl names directly related to Eloise, Ellie (English and Scottish) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Eloise include Eloïse (French), Éloise (French), Éloïse (French), Elek (Hungarian), Elese, Elga (English), Eliesse (English), Elis (German and English), Eliz (English), Elize (English), Elka (Polish), Elkie (Dutch and German), Ellis (English), Ellyse (English), Elsa (English, Scandinavian, Spanish, Finnish, German, and Scottish), Elsi (English and German), Elsie (English and Scottish), Elsy (English), Elyse (English), and Elza (Slavic and English). KEY: Pronunciation for Eloise: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
