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🔥Eloise

el-oh-eez
French and English variation of Heloise
"healthy; wide"
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

Eloise Origin and Meaning

The name Eloise is a girl's name of French, English origin meaning "healthy; wide".

Well balanced between sleek, sweet, strong, and vintage, newly chic Eloise re-entered the US Top 1000 in 2009, following a 50-year absence. In 2022, it broke into the Top 100 in the US and across the pond in the UK. Given to nearly 3000 babies each year, Eloise is showing no sign of stepping out of the spotlight.

Eloise comes from the Old French name, Héloïse, which means "healthy" and "wide." The name was first used by Héloïse, a 12th-century scholar, philosopher, and Catholic Abbess whose work inspired many French and English writers.

There is contention over whether her name is a feminized variant of Eloi, meaning "to choose" or a French form of the Old German Helewidis meaning "healthy" and "wood" or "wise".

Eloise has also been linked to the name Louise, but despite their similarities, there is no evidence either derived from the other. But don't let that stop you from using Eloise as an updated honor for a family Louisa!

However it originally came to be, the name was revived in the 19th century as Eloise, making the pronunciation more obvious to English speakers and the spelling more in line with the familiar Eleanor and Eliza.

To some, Eloise will forever be the imperious little girl making mischief at the Plaza Hotel, while others might think of the rebellious Eloise from the TV series Bridgerton — a popular show which first aired in 2020, and likely influenced the rise of Eloise.

With that popular El- beginning and the potential nicknames Ellie, Lolly, Lola, Elsie, and Lolo, it is no wonder Eloise is climbing the charts.

# 64 in the US

Eloise Rank in US Top 1000

# 10 on Nameberry

Eloise Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Eloise

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Famous People Named Eloise

  • Susan Eloise "S.E." Hinton
    American novelist
  • Eloise Mumford
    American actress
  • Eloise Greenfield
    American novelist and poet
  • Eloise Jarvis McGraw
    American novelist
  • Eloise Mignon
    Australian actress
  • Eloise Broady
    American model and actress
  • Eloise Klein Healy
    American poet
  • (Lavern) Eloise Laws
    American R&B singer
  • Eloise May Jones
    Canadian MP
  • Eloise Beatrix Sophie Laurence (b. 2002)
    Countess of Orange,Nassau van Amsberg; daughter of Prince Constantijn
  • Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (b. 2003)
    granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
  • Eloise Breckenridge Bendet Eisner (b. 2008)
    daughter of designer Stacy Bendet Eisner and producer Eric Eisner
  • Eloise Joni Richards (adopted 2011)
    daughter of actress Denise Richards
  • Eloise Susan Phelps (b. 2013)
    daughter of baseball player David Phelps
  • Eloise McCue Show (b. 2014)
    daughter of actors Grant Show and Katherine LaNasa
  • Eloise Ann Popper (b. 2015)
    daughter of singer John Popper of Blues Traveler
  • Eloise Marchon
    French rhythmic gymnast

The name Eloise in Pop Culture

  • Eloise
    main character in series of children's books by Kay Thompson
  • Eloise Bridgerton
    character in the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn
  • Eloise
    character in animated movie "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"
  • Eloise
    main character in the Pink Carnation series
  • Eloise Hawking
    character on TV's "Lost"
  • Eloise Chandler
    main character in movie "Love Happens"
  • Eloise Drew
    character in the Nancy Drew series
  • Eloise Midgen
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Eloise Pritchart
    character in the Honorverse series by David Weber
  • Eloise Waggoner
    main character in "Kyrie" by Poul Anderson
  • "Eloise
    " song by Paul Ryan
  • "Dear Eloise
    " song by the Hollies
  • "Eloise
    " song by Arvingarna
  • Eloise
    an elephant villager from Animal Crossing

International Variations of the name Eloise

  • Eloisa
    Spanish
  • Ilsa
    Spanish
  • Elsita
    Spanish

Nicknames for the name Eloise

  • Ellie
    Down to earth

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