"Heloise" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /hɛləʊˈiːz/
Rhymes: -iːz 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|Heloisa}} Medieval Latin Heloisa, {{der|en|fr|Héloïse}} French Héloïse, {{der|en|fr|Éloi}} French Éloi, {{m|fr|-esse|-se|-ess: feminizing nouns}} -se (“-ess: feminizing nouns”), {{der|en|ML.|Eligius}} Medieval Latin Eligius, {{der|en|la|ēligō|ēligere|to pick, to choose from}} Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”), {{m|la|-ius||-y: forming adjectives and names}} -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”), {{der|en|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{m|gem-pro|*Hailawidiz}} *Hailawidiz, {{m|gem-pro|*hailagaz||holy}} *hailagaz (“holy”), {{m|gem-pro|*hailaz||whole, healthful}} *hailaz (“whole, healthful”), {{m|gem-pro|*widuz||wood, forest}} *widuz (“wood, forest”), {{doublet|en|Eloise}} Doublet of Eloise Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Heloise
  1. A female given name from French Wikipedia link: Heloise, Heloise (disambiguation), Peter Abelard, Saint Eligius Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Heloïse Translations (Translations): Eloiza (Esperanto), Éloïse [feminine] (French), Héloïse (French), Eloisa (Italian), Heloisa [feminine] (Latin), Eloísa [feminine] (Portuguese), Heloísa [feminine] (Portuguese), Eloisa (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Heloise-en-name-BkX9-H03 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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