Boy · Ancient Greek
Eustace
Say it: YOO-stus
Meaning
Greek Eustachys 'fruitful' (literally 'good ear of grain'), often confused with Eustathios 'steadfast'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Brought to England by the Normans and common in the Middle Ages; rare today.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 674 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 1882, about 1 in 16,200 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Eustache
| French | Eustache |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Eustaquio |
| Italian | Eustachio |
| Portuguese | Eustáquio |
| German | Eustachius |
| Polish | Eustachy |
| Russian | Yevstafiy |
| Greek | Efstathios |
Famous bearers
- Eustace, legendary Roman martyr
- Eustace II, count of Boulogne at the Battle of Hastings
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Medieval European charters and records
- Calendars of saints and name days
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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