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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Eloise f. Old French Heluïs, Heloïs from Old German Heilwidis, Helewidis, from Old High German heil, hele 'whole' + Old Saxon widu, wido, Old High German witu 'wood'.

Forms of this can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from forms of Alvice.

France
Latin
1135 Helvide (abl) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1138x62 Helvide (abl) ibid. 67; 1147 Elvidis (nom) ibid. 17, Helvide (abl) ibid. 15, Helviz (nom) ibid. 18; 1147x58 Helvidis (gen) ibid. 35; 1158 Helewis (nom) ibid. 33; 1162 Helvyz (nom) ibid. 39, Helyuz (nom) ibid. 39; 1163 Helevysa (nom) ibid. 104, Helewisa (nom) ibid. 104; 1301 Helvidis (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 245
Old French
1296 Heloÿs paris1296 p. 56; 1301 Heluis (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 234; 1313 Heloys Paris1313 p. 2, Heloyz ibid. p. 18
Germany
Latin
1173 Heijlwidis (nom) quix-vol1 99
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