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Elois
How to Pronounce Elois
Pronounced eh-loh-EEZ /ˌɛl.oʊˈiːz/Medium
Meaning: Elois is an early-twentieth-century variant of Eloise, itself from the medieval Heloise and the Germanic Helewidis, joining heil, 'hale, healthy', and wid, 'wide'. It carries that robust, wholesome sense.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Elois is a spelling variant of Eloise, which descends through the French Heloise from the Germanic Helewidis, 'hale' and 'wide'. The name carried an air of romance from the medieval Heloise of Paris, and in the American South especially it took plainer forms such as Elois and Elouise. It appears in United States records from the late nineteenth century.
Elois reached its high point in 1935 and faded through mid-century, marking it as a grandmother-and-great-grandmother name. While the fuller Eloise has enjoyed a stylish revival on the back of the Plaza Hotel storybook character, this stripped spelling has stayed antique and of its early-century moment.
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What does the name Elois mean?
Elois is a form of Eloise, from the Germanic Helewidis, meaning 'hale and wide' or 'healthy'.
How do you pronounce Elois?
It's said eh-loh-EEZ /ˌɛl.oʊˈiːz/ — three syllables, stress on the last, like Eloise.
Is Elois a boy or girl name?
Elois is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Elois?
Elois was an uncommon spelling that crested in the mid-nineteen-thirties and has been rare since, even as fuller Eloise revived.