Eloise (given name) explained
| Eloise |
| Language: | German |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | "healthy" and "famous warrior |
| See also: | Eloisa, Eloísa, Éloïse, Heloisa, Heloísa, Héloïse |
Eloise is a female given name, the English version of the French name Éloïse or Héloïse. It is of uncertain meaning but may be derived from the Old German name Helewidis , which meant “healthy”, “curvaceous”, "famous warrior". It is a combination of two words “hele” meaning “warrior” and “widis” meaning “famous".[1] The name has increased in usage and ranked among the 100 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States in 2022.[2] A Portuguese form of the name is Heloísa, which is currently among the most popular names for girls in Brazil.[3] Heloisa is used in the Czech, German, and Slovak languages. The Italian version of the name is Eloisa and the Spanish version of the name is Eloísa.
It may refer to:
People named Eloise
- Eloise, alternative spelling of Héloïse (1090?/1100–1? – 1164), French nun, writer, scholar, and abbess, lover of Peter Abélard
- Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, member of the Dutch royal family
- Eloise Baza (1953–2007), President of the Guam Chamber of Commerce (1984–2007)
- Eloise Broady (b. 1957), American model and actress
- Elouise P. Cobell, a widely recognised Native American leader
- Lady Eloise Gordon-Lennox (born 2000), younger daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond
- Eloise Hughes Smith (1893–1940), survivor of the 1912 Titanic disaster
- Eloise Jones (1917–2004), Canadian politician
- Eloise Klein Healy, American poet
- Eloise Laws, American singer
- Eloise Lewis (1920–1999), the first dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Eloise McGraw (1915–2000), American children's writer
- Eloise Mignon, Australian actress
- Eloise Quiñones Keber, professor of art at Baruch College
- Eloise Southby-Halbish, sports commentator and former Australian netball player
- Eloise Worledge, Australian girl who went missing in 1976
People named Eloisa
Fictional characters
- The titular character of the Eloise children's books
- Eloise Bridgerton, a character in Julia Quinn's Regency romance novel series and its adaptation Bridgerton
- Eloise Hawking, a character in the series Lost
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Éloïse.
- Web site: Names that increased in popularity from 2021 to 2022 . 12 May 2023 . ssa.gov . United States Social Security Administration . 12 May 2023 .
- Web site: SBT News - A sua fonte segura de informação.
