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At a Glance: Name: Eloise – Meaning: healthy and wide/broad (from Germanic Helewidis) – Origin: French (from Old German Helewidis, via medieval Latin/French forms, doublet of Héloïse) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: EL-oh-eez
Eloise comes from the Germanic name Helewidis, meaning healthy and wide or broad, reaching English by way of Old German through medieval Latin and French. You'll sometimes hear it linked to the sun or the Greek god Helios, but that connection doesn't hold up — the Helewidis root is the stronger story. It's pronounced EL-oh-eez, and it's a name that's appeared on U.S. baby name charts every year from 1880 through 2024.
Meaning & Origin of Eloise
Meaning: Healthy and wide/broad (from germanic helewidis).
Origin: French (from Old German Helewidis, via medieval Latin/French forms, doublet of Héloïse).
A common claim: Eloise is sometimes linked to the sun or the Greek god Helios. Actually: This solar link isn't the scholarly consensus; the leading theory traces Eloise to the Germanic name Helewidis, meaning 'healthy, wide'.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Eloise
Phonetic: EL-oh-eez IPA: /ˈɛloʊiːz/
Popularity of Eloise
Eloise hit its highest point yet in 2024, ranking #64 with 3,430 girls given the name that year — the best showing it's had in the more than 140 years it's been tracked.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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FAQ
What does the name Eloise mean?
Healthy and wide/broad (from germanic helewidis). (Source: Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eloise)
How do you pronounce Eloise?
Eloise is pronounced EL-oh-eez (IPA: /ˈɛloʊiːz/).
Is Eloise a popular name right now?
Eloise is at its highest recorded popularity right now, ranked #64 in 2024. (U.S. Social Security Administration data, 1880–2024.)
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