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Eloise (given name)

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Eloise
Abelard and his Pupil Heloise by Edmund Blair Leighton.
GenderFemale
Language(s)German
Origin
Meaning"healthy" and "famous warrior
Other names
See alsoEloisa, 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

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People named Eloisa

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Fictional characters

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  • 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Éloïse".
  2. ^ "Names that increased in popularity from 2021 to 2022". ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ "SBT News - A sua fonte segura de informação".