Heloise

See also: Héloïse

English

Alternative forms

• Heloïse

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Heloisa under influence from French Héloïse, probably from French Éloi + -se (“-ess: feminizing nouns”), from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”). Sometimes alternatively derived from Proto-Germanic reconstructed as *Hailawidiz, from *hailagaz (“holy”) or *hailaz (“whole, healthful”) and *widuz (“wood, forest”). As an English name, chiefly after Peter Abelard's beloved nun Heloise. Doublet of Eloise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛləʊˈiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Proper noun

Heloise

1. A female given name from French

Translations

Translations

• Esperanto: Eloiza
• French: Éloïse (fr) f, Héloïse (fr)
• Italian: Eloisa (it)
• Latin: Heloisa f
• Portuguese: Eloísa f, Heloísa (pt) f
• Spanish: Eloisa