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What does Eloise mean?
Eloise 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced el-o-WEE. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Eloise is "famous warrior". Éloise is the French variant of Louise, feminine of Louis via the Provençal form Aloys (feminine Aloyse). The name has been linked with Greek helios meaning "sun", and also with a Germanic name derived from hail "robust, healthy" and wid "wood". The name was made famous in the 12th century by the tragic love letters between the passionate and intelligent Heloise (the Old French form of the name) and her tutor, Peter Abelard. Literary: name of a character in Kay Thompson's books for children.
STARTS WITH El-
ASSOCIATED WITH warrior, greek, sun (star), healthy (strong), wood (tree), intelligent, old
Variations
VARIANTS Aloysia, Ellie▲, Elois, Eloisa, Elouisa, Elouise, Eloyse, Heloise
RELATIONS VIA HELOISE, LOUISE Aloisa, Aloise, Heloisa, Lluisa, Lois▼, Loise, Lowise, Loyise, Luise
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Eloise Carter (E.C.), ..
How popular is Eloise?
Eloise is a very prominent first name for females (#442 out of 4276, Top 10%) but an uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Eloise reached its apex position of #167 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Eloise (#167 IN 2018) rated in the Top 2000 are Ellie (#37), Elois, Eloisa, Elouise (#1532), Heloise, Lois (#1693), Loise, Louis and Louise (#800). Other forms, like Lluisa, are uncommon. These relations of Eloise were at the top of their popularity in the 1920s (USAGE OF 1.58%) and have become much less conventional since (USAGE 0.45%, ▼72%), with versions such as Louise becoming less in vogue. Ellie and Eloise are two of the more fashionable girl names here.
Similar Names
Eloise▲ is alike in pronunciation to Alease, Alis, Alise, Alize▼, Allis, Alliss, Allyse, Alyse▼, Eilis, Eilise, Elice, Eliese, Eliesse, Elis, Elise▲, Elisse, Eliz, Elize, Ellesse, Ellice, Ellis▲, Ellyse, Elyse▲, Ilyse and Ilysse. Other recommended sound-alike names are Blaise, Deloise, Eilish, Elaine▼, Eleisa, Eleisha, Elfie, Elika, Eline, Elisa▲, Elisah, Elisee, Elish, Elisha, Elisia, Elissa, Eliza, Elke, Elkie, Ellisha, Ellissa, Elliza, Ellke, Ellsa, Ellse, Ellsee, Ellsey, Ellsi, Elodie▲, Eloisia, Eloysia, Els, Elsa▼, Else, Elsee, Elshe, Elsie▼, Elssa, Elsy, Elvie, Elvine, Elvire, Elvis, Elysa, Elyssa▼, Etoile and Florise. These names tend to be less frequently used than Eloise.
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