Eloi
EE-loy
French, Catalan and Spanish from the Latin Eligius
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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
Eloi Origin and Meaning
The name Eloi is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "the chosen".
From the saintly name Eligius, Eloi is popular in Catalonia but rarely used by English speakers. There's potential for confusion with Eli - and with the Aramaic word eloi, said to mean "my God", which appears in the bible.
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Famous People Named Eloi
- Eloi AmagatSpanish footballer
- Eloi BaribeauCanadian businessman and politician
- Éloi GuillemetteCanadian politician
- Éloi JohanneauFrench philologist
- Eloi MetullusHaitian Olympic sport shooter
- Éloi MeulenbergBelgian road bicycle racer
- Éloi PélissierFrench rugby league player
- Elói SchlederBrazilian long,distance runner
- Elói SilvaPortuguese footballer
- Eloi Tassinrench road bicycle racer
- Eloi Charlemagne TaupinFrench general in the Napoleonic Wars
Eloi in Pop Culture
- Eloifuturistic race in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine"
- In Frenchthe name is usually written with an accent, "Éloi", and pronounced like "ay,lwa".