The first name Éloi

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About the first name Éloi

Meaning

The name Éloi traditionally means “chosen” or “elected”.

Historical origin

The name Éloi comes from Latin Eligius, derived from eligere “to choose”.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Éloi; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:éloielw.a

Frequency of the first name Éloi by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Éloi by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ÉloiLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Éloi in baptisms by year.10075502501615169317711849192720051615–1619 8 baptisms1770–1774 4 baptisms1780–1784 4 baptisms1785–1789 16 baptisms1790–1794 32 baptisms1795–1799 40 baptisms1800–1804 8 baptisms1805–1809 12 baptisms1810–1814 16 baptisms1815–1819 48 baptisms1820–1824 24 baptisms1825–1829 20 baptisms1830–1834 36 baptisms1835–1839 20 baptisms1840–1844 32 baptisms1845–1849 88 baptisms1850–1854 56 baptisms1855–1859 16 baptisms1860–1864 60 baptisms1865–1869 44 baptisms1870–1874 60 baptisms1875–1879 24 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1890–1894 12 baptisms1895–1899 24 baptisms1900–1904 24 baptisms1905–1909 8 baptisms1910–1914 16 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1925–1929 16 baptisms1940–1944 12 baptisms1945–1949 4 baptisms2005–2009 16 baptisms

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