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Heloise
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Héloïse
English
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Alternative forms
en Heloïse
Etymology
From en la-med Heloisa under influence from en fr Héloïse, probably from en fr Éloi + fr -esse -se -ess: feminizing nouns, from en la-med Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from en la ēligō ēligere to pick, to choose from + la -ius -y: forming adjectives and names. Sometimes alternatively derived from en gem-pro - reconstructed as gem-pro *Hailawidiz, from gem-pro *hailagaz holy or gem-pro *hailaz whole, healthful and gem-pro *widuz wood, forest. As an English name, chiefly after Peter Abelard's beloved nun Heloise. en Eloise.
Pronunciation
en /hɛləʊˈiːz/
en iːz 3
Proper noun
en female French.
Translations
Esperanto: eo Eloiza
French: fr Éloïse f, fr Héloïse
Italian: it Eloisa
Latin: la Heloisa f
Portuguese: pt Eloísa f, pt Heloísa f
Spanish: es Eloisa