Eustace

Eustace (/ˈjuːstɪs/ YOOS-tis) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names:

  • Εὔσταχυς (Eústachys) meaning "fruitful", "fecund";[1] literally "abundant in grain"; its Latin equivalents are Fæcundus/Fecundus
  • Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios) meaning "steadfast", "stable"; literally "possessing good stability"; its exact Latin equivalents are Constans and its derivatives, Constantius and Constantinus

Equivalents in other languages include Ostap (Ukrainian), Justas (Lithuanian) Eustachy (Polish, Russian), Yevstaphiy (Russian), Eustachio (Italian), Eustache or Eustathe (French), Justo or Eustaquio (Spanish), Eustáquio (Portuguese), Eustàquio (Valencian), Ustes (Guyanese) and Eustice (English).

The Greek Eústachys is no longer used; Eustáthios/Ευστάθιος (usually transliterated Efstáthios) on the other hand is still popular and often used in the informal or diminutive Στάθης (Státhis).

Notable people with the name

Given name

Ancient era

Medieval era

  • Eustace I of Boulogne (died 1049), father of Eustace II
  • Eustace II of Boulogne (c.  1015–1020 – c. 1087), companion of William the Conqueror, fought at the Battle of Hastings
  • Eustace III of Boulogne (before 1060 – c. 1125), rebelled against King William II of England, son of Eustace II
  • Eustace IV of Boulogne (c. 1129 – 1153), eldest son of King Stephen of England
  • Eustace (Bishop of Ely) (died 1215), Lord Chancellor of England
  • Eustace de Balliol (died c. 1209), Lord of Balliol
  • Eustace Chapuys (c. 1490/2 – 1556), Ambassador for the Holy Roman Empire in the English Court during the reign of Henry VIII
  • Eustace of Fauconberg (died 1228), Bishop of London and Lord High Treasurer
  • Eustace Folville (died 1346), English outlaw
  • Eustace fitz John (died 1157), magnate in northern England
  • Eustace Grenier (died 1123), crusader lord and Constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
  • Eustace the Monk (c. 1170–1217), mercenary and pirate
  • Eustace de Vesci (1169–1216), English lord of Alnwick Castle, leader of the First Baron's War against King John I of England
  • Eustace of Vilnius (died 1347), saint and martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church

Modern era

Surname

Eustace is a Dalcassian surname.

Fictional characters

See also

  • Eustice, a surname
  • Maurice Eustace (disambiguation)

References

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