Eustace

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Eustace

/ˈjuːˌstɪs/

Where it comes from

From the Old French form of Latin Eustathius, from Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios, “ancient name, also of Christian Saint”), from Ancient Greek εὐσταθής (eustathḗs, “steadfast, stable”).

Or from εὔστᾰχῠς (eústăkhŭs, “fruitful”, literally “abundant in grain”), from εὖ (eû) + στάχυς (stákhus). Doublet of Ostap.

proper noun Eustis · Hustis

A male given name from Ancient Greek. His name unfortunately was Eustace Scrubb, but he wasn’t a bad sort.
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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name male given name

Español	Eustaquio
日本語	ユースタス Yūsutasu
Português	Eustáquio, Eustácio
Français	Eustache
Italiano	Eustachio
Ελληνικά	Ευστάθιος Efstáthios, Εύσταχυς Éfstachys
Русский	Евста́фий cognate Jevstáfij, Аста́фий cognate Astáfij, Ю́стас m English Jústas

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@misc{eustace_2026,
  title = {Eustace},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eustace},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}