Eustace

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/ˈjuːˌstɪs/

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginLatin Eustathius ← Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Eustis · alternative Hustis

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    His name unfortunately was Eustace Scrubb, but he wasn’t a bad sort.

    1953, C. S. Lewis, chapter 1, in The Silver Chair
    1 more example

    ‘The boy’s Eustace, my lord’, hooted the Owl as loud as it could. ‘Useless?’ said the Dwarf irritably. ‘I dare say he is. Is that any reason for bringing him to court? Hey?’ ‘Not useless’, said the Owl. ‘EUSTACE’. ‘Used to it, is he? I don’t know what you’re talking about, I’m sure. […]

    1953, C. S. Lewis, chapter 3, in The Silver Chair
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεὐσταθής“steadfast, stable”
  2. Ancient GreekΕὐστάθιος“ancient name, also of Christian Saint”
  3. LatinEustathius
  4. EnglishEustace

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.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος, Εὔσταχυς
  • Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios)male given name
  • Εὔσταχυς (Eústakhus)male given name
Bulgarian Евстатий
  • Евстатий (Evstatij)male given name
Esperanto Eŭstako
  • Eŭstakomale given name
French Eustache
  • Eustachemale given name
Greek Ευστάθιος, Εύσταχυς
  • Ευστάθιος (Efstáthios)male given name
  • Εύσταχυς (Éfstachys)male given name
Italian Eustachio
  • Eustachiomale given name
Japanese ユースタス
  • ユースタス (Yūsutasu)male given name
Latin Eustachius
  • Eustachiusmale given name
Polish Eustachy, Eustachiusz
  • Eustachymale given name
  • Eustachiuszmale given name
Portuguese Eustáquio, Eustácio
  • Eustáquiomale given name
  • Eustáciomale given name
Russian Евста́фий cognate, Аста́фий cognate
  • Евста́фий cognate (Jevstáfij)male given name
  • Аста́фий cognate (Astáfij)male given name
  • Ю́стас m English (Jústas)male given name
Spanish Eustaquio
  • Eustaquiomale given name
Ukrainian Оста́п
  • Оста́п (Ostáp)male given name
Cite this entry
APA

Eustace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eustace

MLA

“Eustace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eustace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eustace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eustace.

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