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Héloïse

American  
[el-oh-eez, ey-law-eez] / ˈɛl oʊˌiz, eɪ lɔˈiz /

noun

  1. 1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.

  2. a female given name, French form of Eloise or Louise.


Héloïse British  
/ elɔiz, ˈɛləʊˌiːz /

noun

  1. ?1101–64, pupil, mistress, and wife of Abelard

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“The goal is not to replace the U.S.,” said Héloïse Fayet, a research fellow at the French institute of international relations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The hilarious Héloïse Janjaud, playing a gawky student who longs to transform into a leather-clad vamp, nearly powers it all by herself.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

French pop star Héloïse Letissier, aka Christine and the Queens led the tributes to the late star, whose full name was Sophie Xeon, describing her as a "stellar producer", "a visionary", and "a pioneer".

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2021

Héloïse and Marianne eventually work together on the portrait, a collaboration that Sciamma has said mirrors the film’s creative process.

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2020

It is to La Nouvelle Héloïse that both sentimental and picturesque fictions fairly owe their original popularity; yet Julie cannot be called a good novel.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George