Eustace

[yoo-stuh s]

noun

a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”

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Historical Examples of eustace

Primrose is now almost a young lady, and, Eustace tells me, is just as saucy as ever.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Put your arms round Eustace's neck,—your own Eustace that's so fond of you.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit
The one is that they should journey to La Rochelle, in charge of yourself and Eustace.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve
G. A. Henty
If not, you and Eustace must start back with them, travelling slowly.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve
G. A. Henty
"You will have plenty to do, while we are away," Philip said to Eustace.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve
G. A. Henty

Word Origin and History for eustace

Eustace

masc. proper name, from Old French Eustace (Modern French Eustache), from Latin Eustachius, probably from Greek eustakhos "fruitful," from eu "well" (see eu-) + stakhys "ear (of grain);" see spike (n.1).