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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"; 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, Russian),

Eustachy Eustachy is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko (1768–1844), Polish general and politician *Eustachy Sapieha (1881–1963), Polish nobleman, prince, politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and deputy to t ...

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

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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 (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 Anthony, John, and Eustathius (''Eustathios, Eustace''; Russian: Антоний, Иоанн and Евстафий; Lithuanian: Antanas, Jonas ir Eustachijus) are saints and martyrs (died 1347) of the Russian Orthodox Church. Their feast day is ...

(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 (1834–1921), British politician * Eustace Conway, American naturalist *

Eustace John Eustace Llewellyn John CMG (1939 – 27 July 2017) was the Deputy Governor-General of Nevis from 1992 to 2017. He was the second person to have served as deputy Governor-General of Nevis, preceded only by Weston Parris (died 1992), who serve ...

, Governor-General of Nevis * Eustace Lycett (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, American writer *

Eustace George Willis Eustace George Willis (7 March 1903 – 2 June 1987) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North at the 1945 general election The following elections occurred in the year 1945. Africa ...

, British politician

Surname

Eustace is a

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surname. * Adam Eustace (born 1979), English rugby union player * Alan Eustace, American computer scientist * Arnhim Eustace (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 (born 1979), Mexican singer * Dudley Eustace, 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 (1938–1981), French filmmaker *

John Chetwode Eustace John Chetwode Eustace (c. 1762 in Ireland – 1 August 1815 at Naples, Italy) was an Anglo-Irish Catholic priest and antiquary. Life His family was English, his mother being one of the Chetwodes of Cheshire. He was educated at Sedgley Park Scho ...

(c.1762–1815), Anglo-Irish Catholic priest and antiquary *

John Eustace John Mark Eustace (born 3 November 1979) is an English professional football coach and former player who is head coach of club Birmingham City. During his playing career, he played as a central midfielder for Coventry City, Stoke City, Watford ...

(born 1979), English football player *

John Thomas Eustace Lieutenant Colonel John Thomas Eustace (March 9, 1825 – December 25, 1919) was an influential conservative member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Early life, military and business Born in 1825 at Grosvenor Place, London, he was th ...

(1825-1919), politician of the Cape Colony * 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 (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 Stuart Malcolm Eustace, born 3 May 1979 in Birmingham, is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper who started playing Twenty20 cricket in 2005 for Warwickshire. He has also played Minor Counties cricket for Devon ...

(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 Ri ...

(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, the farmer from the 1999

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

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

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References

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