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Eustace [yoo-stuh s] Examples noun
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”
Examples from the Web for eustace Historical Examples of eustace
Primrose is now almost a young lady, and, Eustace tells me, is just as saucy as ever.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Put your arms round Eustace’s neck,—your own Eustace that’s so fond of you.
E. Nesbit
The one is that they should journey to La Rochelle, in charge of yourself and Eustace.
G. A. Henty
If not, you and Eustace must start back with them, travelling slowly.
G. A. Henty
“You will have plenty to do, while we are away,” Philip said to Eustace.
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).