Eusebius

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Eusebius

Say it: yoo-SEE-bee-us

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Meaning

From Greek eusebēs 'pious'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Faithful

Spread through Eusebius of Caesarea and other early churchmen.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The Early Middle Ages400 to 800

Used by

Early ChristianItalianSpanish

The family of the name

GreekEfsevios
ItalianEusebio
SpanishEusebio

Famous bearers

  • Eusebius of Caesarea, church historian

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Where this comes from

  • Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
  • Calendars of saints and name days

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