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Eloy

What does Eloy mean?

Eloy Pronunciation of Eloy as a boys' name has its roots in Hebrew and Latin, and Eloy means "high; elect". Eloy is a version of Eli (Hebrew). Eloy is also a derivative of Eligius (Latin).

STARTS WITH El-

ASSOCIATED WITH high (great)

Variations

VARIANTS Ely, Eloi, Elie

RELATED FORM VIA ELI, ELIGIUS Loy

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Eloy Nolen (E.N.), ..

How popular is Eloy?

Eloy is a somewhat popular first name for males (#869 out of 1220, Top 71%) and also a somewhat popular last name for all people (#114166 out of 150436, Top 76%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Eloy was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its apex position of #769 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Eloy name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Eloy outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Eli (#58 IN 2018), Ely (#1950), Elie and Loy are the popular varying forms of Eloy. These forms of Eloy were at the apex of their popularity in 2012 (AVERAGE #1470) and are almost as popular today (#1601, 21.7%). Eli is the most chic birth name here.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Eloy, Eli, Elie, Ely, Loy in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Eli outside U.S.

Similar Names

Eloy is pronounced similarly to Ali, Alia, Alley, Alois, Aly, Eelia, Elia, Eliu, Elli, Elois, Ilia, Ilie, Illya, Ilya, Ola, Olley, Wally, Wiley and Willy. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cloy, Coy, Croy, Ebby, Eddy, Edom, Edon, Egon, Egor, Eilon, Eion, Ekon, Elam, Elan, Eldon, Eldor, Elex, Eliot, Elis, Elmo, Elof, Elon, Elov, Elrey, Elrod, Elroi, Elroy, Elroye, Elson, Elton, Eluf, Elvo, Elvyn, Elvys, Elwyn, Elyot, Emory, Enok, Enos, Eon, Erly, Erol, Eron, Eros, Eton, Evo, Ewy, Roy and Troy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Eloy.

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