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I'm not understanding the statements from a couple of posters below that they don't like the "wheeze" part of Eloise. To me, there's no wheeze sound. I'm American so maybe that's why?

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Anyway I think this is a beautiful, underused name. I wouldn't be surprised to see it become much more popular. It has an old-fashioned charm and the El- sound so many seem to love right now.

I dislike it. The "wheeze" part is somehow pronounced even more than in Louise or Louisa. I do like the association with Héloïse, though.

Eloise is a beautiful name

I do like Eloise and I love the el sound in names, so you would think I’d like this one the most, but I actually prefer Louisa. Ellie is growing on me so much, because my DD loves that name and always mentions it!

I love it! It’s one of my recent favorites.

My friend at junior school had three sisters; the youngest was Eloise. I'd never heard the name before, and it fascinated me. I'd already decided that Louise was OK but not my type, but Eloise had a soft, warm glow about it that really appealed. I'd never heard of Abelard either!

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My mother came home from work one day and told us she'd been introduced to a colleague from a different part of the organisation, so she'd probably never see her again. Which was a good thing, because on paper her name was Heloise (probably no diacrital) but she introduced herself as Helloys. This might be an argument against using the French spelling, but in my mind anyway it leaves Eloise serene and unharmed.

Love it

It feels a bit tired to me, which is a shame because the sounds are lovely. I prefer Eloisa and Héloïse.

I do like Eloise, it's sweet and a little old fashioned. It has the popular "El" sound for cute nicknames like Ella and Ellie.

My favorite El- name is Elodie but Eloise is a close runner up due to it's similarity. There is the positive association of Eloise at the Plaza, about a little girl who lives in a hotel with her nanny. There is also more recently Eloise in Netflix's Bridgerton. Due to these correlations I associate this name with ornery, partially "tomboyish" partially "girly", happy-go-lucky, free spirit personalities. An Eloise would be filled with confidence and artistic spirit, a little leader of her peer group. She may get into trouble occasionally but never anything too harmful. I can't imagine anything other than a happy, healthy kid that grows into a happy, healthy adult.

It reminds me of the Eloise books. Eloise, the charming blonde little girl who is always into mischief. It has the vintage appeal that parents look for today. It hasn't really caught on that much, making it a unique choice. With Ellie as a potential nickname (which you said you like), it helps it even more. People will guess "Ella? Elizabeth? Eliana? Eliza? Eleanor? Elise?" But no, to their surprise, it'll be Eloise. It's classy and unique. I like this name.

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I personally prefer Louisa, but Eloise is also very nice.

This message was edited 9/8/2021, 9:02 AM

I don’t like it either. The “wheeze” sound bothers me here, but for some reason doesn’t in Louisa.

I also like Louise, Eleanor and Ellie yet loathe Eloise. It’s too elaborate and floaty.