Eustace, also rendered Eustis, ( ) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names: *Εὔσταχυς (''Eústachys'') meaning "fruitful", "fecund";Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Eustace
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equivalents are ''Fæcundus/Fecundus'' *Εὐστάθιος (''Eustáthios'') meaning "steadfast", "stable"; literally "possessing good stability"; its exact

equivalents are '' Constans'' and its derivatives, '' Constantius'' and ''

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(Polish), Yevstaphiy (Russian), Eustachio (Italian), Eustache or Eustathe (French), Eustaquio (Spanish), Eustáquio (Portuguese), Eustàquio (Valencian), Ustes (Guyanese) and Eustice (English). The originally

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or Eitan can also mean "steadfast" or "stable". 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

* Saint Eustace (died 118), Christian martyr *Eustace or Eustathius of Mtskheta (died c. 550), Orthodox Christian saint * Eustace of Luxeuil (Eustasius) (c. 560 – c. 629), saint and Abbot of Luxeuil

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) Eustace (died 1215) was the twenty-third Lord Chancellor of England, from 1197 to 1198. He was also Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of Ely. Early life Eustace was probably French or Norman by birth, and was educated at Paris. He was a student with ...

(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 Eustace of Fauconberg was a medieval English Bishop of London from 1221 to 1228 and was also Lord High Treasurer. Biography Eustace was the son of Walter de Fauconberg of Rise-in-Holderness in the East Riding of the English county of Yorkshire. ...

(died 1228), Bishop of London and Lord High Treasurer *

Eustace Folville Eustace Folville (died 1347 aged almost 60) is credited with killing/assassinating the unpopular Sir Roger de Beler, Baron of the Exchequer and henchman of the despised Hugh le Despencer and ineffective King Edward II. He was the most active memb ...

(died 1346), English outlaw *

Eustace fitz John Eustace fitz John (died 1157), Constable of Chester, was a powerful magnate in northern England during the reigns of Henry I, Stephen and Henry II. From a relatively humble background in South East England, Eustace made his career serving Henry I ...

(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 * Eustathius of Ethiopia (1273-1352), Ethiopian saint who advocated for Sabbath observance

Modern era

* Eustace Akwei, Ghanaian doctor and politician *

Lord Eustace Cecil Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry (Gascoyne-)Cecil (24 April 1834 – 3 July 1921) was a British, Conservative Party politician. Cecil was the youngest son of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury by his first wife Frances Gascoyne and was ed ...

(1834–1921), British politician *

Eustace Conway Eustace Robinson Conway IV (born September 15, 1961) is an American naturalist and the subject of the book ''The Last American Man'' by Elizabeth Gilbert. He has also been the subject of ''Adventures in the Simple Life'' by Sarah Vowell on the w ...

, American naturalist * Eustace John, Governor-General of Nevis *

Eustace Lycett Eustace Lycett (December 21, 1914 – November 16, 2006) was a British special effects artist who worked on attractions at Disneyland from the 1960s, such as Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Rocket to the Moon, as well as contributing to Disn ...

(1914–2006), British special effects artist *

Eustace Miles Eustace Hamilton Miles (22 September 1868 – 20 December 1948) was a British real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, restaurateur, and a diet guru who made his name selling health products and health advice to Edward ...

(1868–1948), British real tennis player *

Eustace Mullins Eustace Clarence Mullins Jr. (March 9, 1923 – February 2, 2010) was an American white supremacist, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, propagandist, Holocaust denier, and writer. A disciple of the poet Ezra Pound, * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

, American writer * Eustace George Willis, British politician

Surname

Eustace is a

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surname. *

Adam Eustace Adam Eustace (born 9 January 1979 in Gloucester, England) is an English rugby union footballer. A former pupil of St Peter's High School in Gloucester, his regular position is as a lock. He re-signed to Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2008, h ...

(born 1979), English rugby union player * Alan Eustace, American computer scientist *

Arnhim Eustace Arnhim Ulric Eustace (born 5 October 1944) is a Vincentian retired politician and economist. He served as the third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is the former Leader of the Opposition and former president of the New D ...

(born 1944), Vincentian politician, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *

Arthur Eustace Arthur Richard Paton Eustace (22 April 1926 – 24 April 2018) was a New Zealand sprinter, athletics coach, and national and International track and field administrator. Biography In 1944, Eustace was the athletics champion of Takapuna Grammar ...

(born 1926), New Zealand former sprinter, athletics coach and administrator *

Bartholomew J. Eustace Bartholomew Joseph Eustace (October 9, 1887 – December 11, 1956) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey from 1938 until his death. Biography Early life Bartholo ...

(1887–1956), American Roman Catholic bishop *

Cristina Eustace Cristina Eustace (born as Cristina Yasmin Rascón Meléndez on May 25, 1979, in the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua) is a Mexican people, Mexican singer. She was also the winner of the Objetivo Fama (Fifth Season), fifth season of Objetiv ...

(born 1979), Mexican singer *

Dudley Eustace Dudley Eustace is a British businessman, having many executive functions in Dutch companies. He is well known for his restructuring work being finance director of Philips and Ahold. Eustace is currently the Chairman of Aegon and VNU, now called ...

, English businessman, director of Dutch companies *

Frank Eustace Frank John Eustace (November 7, 1873 – October 16, 1932), was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) througho ...

(1873–1932), American baseball player * James Eustace, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass (1530–1585), Anglo-Irish Catholic noble rebel *

Jean Eustache Jean Eustache (; 30 November 1938 – 5 November 1981) was a French filmmaker. During his short career, he completed numerous short films, in addition to a pair of highly regarded features, of which the first, ''The Mother and the Whore'', is c ...

(1938–1981), French filmmaker * John Chetwode Eustace (c.1762–1815), Anglo-Irish Catholic priest and antiquary *

John Eustace John Mark Eustace (born 3 November 1979) is an English professional association football, football Coach (sports), coach and former Football player, player who is head coach of club Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City. During his playing car ...

(born 1979), English football player * John Thomas Eustace (1825-1919), politician of the

Cape Colony The Cape Colony ( nl, Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British Empire, British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope, which existed from 1795 to 1802, and again from 1806 to 1910, when i ...

* Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace (1908–1996), Vincentian educator, businessman and politician * Katharine Eustace (born 1975), New Zealand skeleton racer * Mary Jo Eustace (born 1962), Canadian actress, singer and sous

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Peter Eustace Peter Eustace (born 31 July 1944) is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he made 340 appearances in the Football League representing Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Rotherham United and Peterborough United. As a ma ...

(born 1944), English football player *

Robert Eustace Robert Eustace was the pen name of Eustace Robert Barton (1854–1943), an English doctor and author of mystery and crime fiction with a theme of scientific innovation. He also wrote as Eustace Robert Rawlings. Eustace often collaborated with oth ...

, pen name of Eustace Robert Barton (1854–1943), English doctor and author *

Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass Roland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass of Harristown, County Kildare, Ireland, was born in 1505 and died in 1578. He was the son of Sir Thomas Eustace (1480–1549), 1st Viscount Baltinglass and Margaret Talbot, daughter of Sir Peter Talbot of ...

(1505–1578), Anglo-Irish Catholic noble *

Scott Eustace Scott Eustace (born 13 June 1975) is an English former footballer who played in The Football League for Leicester City, Mansfield Town, Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the ci ...

(born 1975), English footballer * Stuart Eustace (born 1979), English cricketer *

Thomas Eustace, 1st Viscount Baltinglass Thomas Eustace, 1st Viscount Baltinglass (-1549) was an Anglo-Irish noble who achieved wealth and influence by prudently remaining loyal to the English Crown. He was born circa 1480 at Caslemartin, County Kildare. Family He was the son of ...

(c.1480–1549), Anglo-Irish Catholic noble loyalist *

Tim Eustace Timothy James Eustace, commonly known as Tim Eustace (born December 27, 1956) is an American chiropractor and Democratic Party politician from Maywood, New Jersey who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 38th Legislative ...

(born 1956), American chiropractor and politician

Fictional characters

Eustace Bagge This is a list of characters from the Cartoon Network animated series, ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''. Main Courage :''Voiced by Howard Hoffman (pilot) and Marty Grabstein (series; ''Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowar ...

, the farmer from the 1999

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'' Courage the Cowardly Dog'' * Sir Eustace Brackenstall, ''

The Adventure of the Abbey Grange "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as '' The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' (1905). It was first published in ''The Str ...

'' by Arthur Conan Doyle * Eustace Caradoc, Lord Miltoun, in John Galsworthy's novel ''The Patrician'' (1911) *Commissioner Eustace Dolan, ''

The Spirit The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner. He first appeared June 2, 1940, as the main feature of a 16-page, tabloid (paper size), tabloid-sized, newsprint comic book insert distributed in the Sunday editio ...

'' 1940s comic strip character * Ethne Eustace, '' The Four Feathers'' *

Eustace Clarence Scrubb Eustace Clarence Scrubb is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''Chronicles of Narnia''. He appears in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', ''The Silver Chair'', and ''The Last Battle''. In ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', he is accompanie ...

, from ''

The Chronicles of Narnia ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' has been adapted for radio, telev ...

'' *Eustace Strytch, from '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' *

Eustace Tilley ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

, ''The New Yorker'' magazine character * Eustace Wooster, cousin of Bertie Wooster, in

P.G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jee ...

's ''

The Inimitable Jeeves ''The Inimitable Jeeves'' by P.G. Wodehouse was the first of the Jeeves novels, although not originally conceived as a single narrative, being assembled from a number of short stories featuring the same characters. The book was first published ...

References

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