What Does the Name Eloise Mean?

Eloise is a girl's name of French (from Germanic) origin meaning “debated; possibly 'healthy/wide' or 'famous warrior'.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Eloise
Gender	female
Origin	French (from Germanic)
Meaning	debated; possibly 'healthy/wide' or 'famous warrior'
Variants	Heloise, Eloisa, Elouise, Eloïse
Popularity	A vintage name revived strongly in the 2010s; now common in the US, UK and Australia top charts.

The meaning and origin of Eloise

The name Eloise means “debated; possibly 'healthy/wide' or 'famous warrior'” and has French (from Germanic) origins. Eloise is the English/French form of the medieval name Heloise (French Heloise), of uncertain Germanic origin, possibly from elements meaning 'healthy/whole' or related to Old German 'hlut' (famous) and 'wig' (war). It is famous from the 12th-century scholar Heloise, beloved of Abelard.

Variants and related names

Eloise is related to several other names you may recognize: Heloise, Eloisa, Elouise, Eloïse. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Eloise?

A vintage name revived strongly in the 2010s; now common in the US, UK and Australia top charts.

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