Heloise
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Heloise
- /hɛləʊˈiːz/
Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun Heloïse
- A female given name from French.
Translations
Talk about this word "Heloise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heloise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Heloise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heloise "Heloise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heloise.Cite this
@misc{heloise_2026,
title = {Heloise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heloise},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
