Eustace

English Alternative forms surname en Eustis Hustis Etymology From the en fro - form of en la Eustathius, from en grc Εὐστάθιος ancient name, also of Christian Saint, from en grc εὐσταθής steadfast, stable. Or from grc εὔστᾰχῠς fruitful abundant in grain, from grc εὐ- + grc στάχυς. en Ostap. Pronunciation en /ˈjuːˌstɪs/ Proper noun en male Ancient Greek. en 1953 w:C. S. Lewis The Silver Chair 1 His name unfortunately was Eustace Scrubb, but he wasn’t a bad sort. en 1953 w:C. S. Lewis The Silver Chair 3 ‘The boy’s Eustace, my lord’, hooted the Owl as loud as it could. ‘Useless?’ said the Dwarf irritably. ‘I dare say he is. Is that any reason for bringing him to court? Hey?’ ‘Not useless’, said the Owl. ‘EUSTACE’. ‘Used to it, is he? I don’t know what you’re talking about, I’m sure. […] en patronymics. Usage notes Name of an early Christian martyr. Brought to England by Normans but rather rare today. Related terms en Stacey, en Stacy Translations male given name Albanian: sq Eustáci m, sq Efstáthi m Bulgarian: bg Евстатий m Esperanto: eo Eŭstako French: fr Eustache Greek: el Ευστάθιος, el Εύσταχυς Ancient Greek: grc Εὐστάθιος, grc Εὔσταχυς Italian: it Eustachio Japanese: ja ユースタス Yūsutasu Latin: la Eustachius m Marathi: mr यूस्टस m Polish: pl Eustachy m, pl Eustachiusz m Portuguese: pt Eustáquio m, pt Eustácio m Russian: ru Евста́фий cognate, ru Аста́фий cognate, ru Ю́стас m English Spanish: es Eustaquio m Ukrainian: uk Оста́п m