Eustace

• (surname): Eustis, Hustis

From the Old French form of Byzantine Greek εὐσταθής (eustathḗs, “steadfast, stable”) or εὔστᾰχῠς (eústakhus, “fruitful”, literally “abundant in grain”), from εὖ (eû) + στάχυς (stákhus). Doublet of Ostap.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːˌstɪs/

Eustace

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1953, C. S. Lewis, chapter 1, in The Silver Chair:

     His name unfortunately was Eustace Scrubb, but he wasn’t a bad sort.

   • 1953, C. S. Lewis, chapter 3, in The Silver Chair:

     ‘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. […]

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

• Name of an early Christian martyr. Brought to England by Normans but rather rare today.

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