Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia.

People

Given name

* Eunice (Bible), mother of Timothy * Eunice (Bosporan queen), wife of Bosporan Roman Client King Tiberius Julius Cotys I *Eunice, born Heo Soo-yeon, member of Kpop girl group DIA *

Eunice Eloisae Gibbs Allyn Eunice Gibbs Allyn (, Gibbs; pen names, (multiple); 1847 – June 30, 1916) was an American correspondent, author, songwriter, illustrator, and painter. She intended to become a teacher, but her mother dissuaded her so she remained at home, ente ...

(1847–1916), American correspondent, author, poet *

Eunice Crowther Eunice Crowther (21 July 1916 – 13 October 1986) was a British singer, dancer, and choreographer, who in the early part of her career worked on stage, before moving on to television work for the BBC in the late 1940s. In the 1950s she became ...

(1916–1986), British singer, dancer, and choreographer * Eunice Hale Waite Cobb (1803–1880), American writer, public speaker, activist *

Eunice Caldwell Cowles Eunice Caldwell Cowles (February 4, 1811 – September 10, 1903) was an American educator who influenced hundreds of women in the U.S. and abroad. She was the first associate of Mary Lyon in the opening of Mount Holyoke Seminary (now Mount Holyo ...

(1811-1903), American educator * Eunice Eisden (born 1961), Curaçaoan politician *

Eunice Newton Foote Eunice Newton Foote (July 17, 1819 – September 30, 1888) was an American scientist, inventor, and women's rights campaigner. She was the first scientist to conclude that certain gases warmed when exposed to sunlight, and that rising carbo ...

(1819-1888), American atmospheric scientist and civil rights advocate * Eunice Frost (1914–1998), British publisher *

Eunice Gayson Eunice Elizabeth Sargaison (17 March 1928 – 8 June 2018), known professionally as Eunice Gayson, was an English actress best known for playing Sylvia Trench, James Bond's love interest in the first two Bond films ('' Dr. No'' and '' From Russi ...

(1928–2018), English actress * Eunice Huthart (born 1966), British stuntwoman * Eunice Murray (1878 –1960), Scottish suffrage campaigner, author, folklorist. First Scottish woman to stand in the first election open to women in 1918. * Eunice Norton (1908–2005), American pianist * Eunice Olawale, was a Nigerian Christian female preacher who was murdered by suspected Muslim extremists in the early hours of July 9 2016 *

Eunice Olsen Eunice Elizabeth Olsen (born 24 October 1977) is a Singaporean actress, media host, communications and media trainer, media producer, and businesswoman. She is a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) in Singapore for two terms, a publ ...

(born 1977), winner of the Miss Singapore Universe contest in 2000 and Singapore version of Vanna White * Eunice Olumide (born 1987), Scottish model of Nigerian descent * Eunice Parsons (born 1916), American modernist collage artist and art teacher. *

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with physical and intellectual disa ...

(1921–2009), sister of JFK, founder of the Special Olympics *

Eunice Spry Eunice Spry (born 28 April 1944) is a British woman from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, a Jehovah's Witness who was convicted of 26 charges of child abuse against children in her foster care in April 2007. She was sentenced to 14 years' imprison ...

(born 1944), British criminal * Eunice Sum (born 1988), Kenyan middle-distance runner *Eunice Kathleen Waymon, birth name of

Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blu ...

(1933–2003), American singer, pianist and arranger. *

Eunice Muñoz Eunice Muñoz, Order of St. James of the Sword, OSE, Order of Infante D. Henrique, GCIH (30 July 1928 – 15 April 2022) was a Portuguese actress, considered one of the best Portuguese actresses ever. She was born in Amareleja, Portugal. She st ...

(born 1928), Portuguese actress

Greek mythological figures

* Eunice (mythology), one of the Nereids *Eunice, one of the would-be

sacrificial victims of Minotaur In Greek mythology, the people of Athens were at one point compelled by King Minos of Crete to choose 14 young noble citizens (seven young men and seven maidens) to be offered as sacrificial victims to the half-human, half-taurine monster Minotau ...

*Eunice, one of the spring nymphs responsible for kidnapping Hylas

Fictional characters

*DC Eunice Noon, Darego's police partner on the British dark-comedy TV drama ''

The End of the F***ing World ''The End of the F***ing World'' is a British black comedy-drama television programme. The eight-part first series premiered its first episode on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2017, after which the following episodes were releas ...

'' *Eunice, a character in the 1895 novel ''Quo Vadis'' by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz *Eunice Bates, a character from the romantic comedy sports film ''

She's the Man ''She's the Man'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy teen sports film directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Twelfth Night,'' t ...

'' *Eunice Burns, a character in the 1972 romantic comedy film '' What's Up, Doc?'' *

Eunice Harper Higgins Eunice Higgins ( née Harper) is the main character in " The Family" comedy sketches played by Carol Burnett and featured on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1974–78) and '' Carol Burnett & Company'' (1979). Eunice was also featured in her eponymous ...

, fictional character from ''The Carol Burnett Show'' and ''Mama's Family'' * Eunice Dunstan, a character in the Irish soap opera ''Fair City'' *

Sister Mary Eunice McKee The second season of the American horror anthology television series ''American Horror Story'', subtitled ''Asylum'', takes place in 1964 and follows the stories of the staff and inmates who occupy the fictional mental institution Briarcliff Mano ...

, a character in ''American Horror Story: Asylum'' *Eunice Tate, a character on the TV sitcom ''

Soap Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are use ...

'' *Eunice Tolling, a character in the Enid Blyton book '' The Mystery of the Missing Man''

Places

Inhabited places

* Eunice, Alberta, Westlock County, Alberta, Canada * Eunice, Arkansas, a ghost town in Chicot County, Arkansas, U.S. * Eunice, Kentucky, U.S. *

Eunice, Louisiana Eunice is a city in Acadia and St. Landry parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 2010 census placed the population at 10,398, a decrease of 1,101, or 9.5 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 11,499. The St. Landry Parish portion of Eunic ...

, U.S. *

Eunice, Missouri Eunice is an unincorporated community in southeastern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately ten miles southeast of Houston on Route 17 midway between the communities of Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Te ...

, U.S. *

Eunice, New Mexico Eunice is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,922 at the 2010 census. Description The mayor of Eunice, as of March 2018, was Billy Hobbs. A URENCO USA National Enrichment Facility, which uses Zippe-type centr ...

, U.S. * Eunice, West Virginia, U.S.

Lakes

* Eunice Lake (Pierce County, Washington), U.S. * Eunice Lake (Nova Scotia), lake in Nova Scotia, Canada

Zoology

* ''Eunice'' (annelid), a genus in the worm family Eunicidae *''Eunice'', a genus of brush-footed butterflies invalidly established by Geyer in 1832; now '' Eunica''

Other uses

* ''Eunice'' (film), a 1982 television film based on the Carol Burnett character Eunice Harper Higgins *

Eunice (software) Eunice was a Unix-like working environment for VAX computers running DEC's VAX/VMS, based on the BSD version of Unix. It was originally developed ''ca.'' 1981 by David Kashtan at SRI and later maintained and marketed by The Wollongong Group. ...

, a Unix emulation package for the VAX/VMS operating system *

Eunice High School Eunice High School is a public high school located in Eunice, in the far western end of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is operated by the St. Landry Parish School Board. Eunice High graduated its first class in 1910; the current ...

, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana *

Eunice (storm) Storm Eunice () (known as Storm Zeynep in Germany and Storm Nora in Denmark) was an intense extratropical cyclone that was part of the 2021–2022 European windstorm season. Storm Eunice was named by the UK Met Office on 14 February 2022. A re ...

, a 2022 cyclone over northwestern Europe