[Facts] Re: Does anyone know where this name originated?
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The pronunciation is e/o/les, long e and o sound.
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With that pronunciation, it's almost certainly a respelling of Aeolus. Aeolus itself is quite often spelled as Eolus in English speaking countries. There is a mountain in Colorado called Mount Eolus named after the Greek god of winds:
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