Eunice

Eunice meaning and name origin

Eunice \e(u)-ni-ce\ as a girl's name is pronounced YOO-niss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Eunice is "good victory". Biblical: Eunice was the mother of Timothy, and introduced him to Christianity. The name was used by the Puritans in the 16th century. Philantrophist Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Eunice has 5 variant forms: Eunices, Eunike, Euniss, Unice and Uniss.

For more information, see also the related name Nicia.

Baby names that sound like Eunice are Annice, Anice, Janice and Jenice.

View a list of the 2 names that reference Eunice.

Popularity of Eunice

Eunice is a very popular first name for women (#326 out of 4276) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#27736 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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