Eunice
English
Etymology
A biblical name from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”). [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjunɪs/
Proper noun
Eunice
- A female given name.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:2 Timothy 1:5:
- When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
- 2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage →ISBN, pages 109-110:
- "Eunice," he said consideringly.
- She paused in the midst of licking a dab of frosting off one finger.
- "Properly speaking," he said, "it should be 'You-nike-ee'. That's the way Greeks would have said it."
- "You-niss is bad enough," she told him. "I've always hated my name."
- "Oh, it's a fine name. It means 'victorious'."
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- A city in Louisiana
- A city in New Mexico
Translations
References
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
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