Eloi.
A male given name.
Meaning & usage
A male given name.
Where this word comes from
From French Éloi, from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”).
A group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.
Where this word comes from
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895 as a fictional species in The Time Machine.
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