As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SAINT ELOY. Ste. Eloi is in the arrondissement of Andeli in Normandy. Chaucer's Prioress used to swear by this saint : —

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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