Eloise (given name)
 Abelard and his Pupil Heloise by Edmund Blair Leighton. | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old German |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | “healthy” and “wide”. |
| Other names | |
| 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” and “wide.” [1] A Portuguese form of the name is Heloísa, which is currently among the most popular names for girls in Brazil.[2] 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
- Eloise Baza (1953–2007), President of the Guam Chamber of Commerce (1984–2007)
- Eloise Broady (b. 1957), American model and actress
- 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
- Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, member of the Dutch Royal Family
- Eloise Quiñones Keber, Professor of Art at Baruch College
- Eloise Southby-Halbish, sports commentator and former Australian netball player
- Eloise Wellings, Australian long distance runner
- Eloise Worledge, Australian girl who went missing in 1976
- Elouise P. Cobell, a widely recognised Native American leader
- Eloise Taylor, eldest daughter of the Lady Helen Taylor, who is a member of the extended British Royal Family
- Lady Eloise Gordon-Lennox (born 2000), younger daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond.
People named Eloisa[]
- Eloisa Garcia Tamez, co-founder of the Lipan Apache Women Defense/Strength to protect sacred Native American sites
- Eloisa James, pen name of Mary Bly
- Eloísa Ibarra, Uruguayan artist
- Eloisa Biasotto Mano (1924–2019), Brazilian chemist, professor
Notes[]
See also[]
- Eloise (disambiguation)
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