Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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French Éloïse, Héloïse, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“hale”) + *widuz (“wood, forest”); best known for the medieval unhappy love story of Abélard and Héloïse.

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Examples

  • Last Appearance: In 1977, Eloise is last seen helping Jack and Sayid smuggle a hydrogen bomb core into the Barracks.

    LOST IN NUMBERS: Sixteen Recurring Characters We Hope To See Again In The Final Season » MTV Movies Blog 2010

  • Eloise is a grand women and would probably be more than happy to discuss Herb's projects with you.

    Question: Info on Architect Herb Fritz? 2008

  • Song for Eloise set in twelfth century France and fifteen year old Eloise is married off to a man twice her age.

    48 entries from October 2007 2007

  • Poor Robert, probably a big softie underneath all that chain mail knitwear and hirsute facial stuff but he doesn't really have a clue about the niceties of women and Eloise is predictably miserable and homesick as she is carted off to his draughty hilltop castle.

    Song for Eloise 2007

  • Poor Robert, probably a big softie underneath all that chain mail knitwear and hirsute facial stuff but he doesn't really have a clue about the niceties of women and Eloise is predictably miserable and homesick as she is carted off to his draughty hilltop castle.

    Song for Eloise 2007

  • Song for Eloise set in twelfth century France and fifteen year old Eloise is married off to a man twice her age.

    Song for Eloise 2007

  • Poor Robert, probably a big softie underneath all that chain mail knitwear and hirsute facial stuff but he doesn't really have a clue about the niceties of women and Eloise is predictably miserable and homesick as she is carted off to his draughty hilltop castle.

    48 entries from October 2007 2007

  • Song for Eloise set in twelfth century France and fifteen year old Eloise is married off to a man twice her age.

    Song for Eloise 2007

  • There's a recording (I heard it was a hit in the 50s) of Kay Thompson singing "Eloise" -- a pop song.

    Singing Our Song Roger Sutton 2006

  • I loved the look on his face when Desmond revealed that Eloise is Daniel’s mother.

    Hawkeye : Bev Vincent 2009

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