Heloisa
Portuguese · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Heloisa
The name Heloisa means "healthy" or "wide" and derives from the Old German elements *hail* (hale, healthy) and *wīd* (wide), ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *hailagaz* and *wīdaz*.
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Etymology
The name Heloisa means "healthy" or "wide" and derives from the Old German elements *hail* (hale, healthy) and *wīd* (wide), ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *hailagaz* and *wīdaz*. It is primarily used in Portuguese and Brazilian cultures, often associated with the medieval French scholar Héloïse d’Argenteuil (12th century), whose tragic love story with Peter Abelard made the name historically notable in Christian Europe.
Heloisa currently ranks #5,793 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2022.
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