Eustace
m.
Greek Εὔσταχυς 'fruitful, fecund'.
The name of three early saints, including a 2nd C martyr.
The name was rare outside England and France.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1185x1186 Eustacio (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 15,
Eustacius (nom) ibid. p. 15;
1256 Eustacii (gen) EARNb p. 5;
1279–80 Eustacius (nom) WaHR-SK p. 36
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Ewstace PP-HenV p. 15;
1586 Eustace DEmar-vol2 p. 13;
1593 Eustace ibid. p. 27
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1079x1101 Eustachio (abl) CartStPC XXXVII;
a1089x1101 Eustachius (nom) ibid. XXXIX;
1090x1101 Eustachius (nom) ibid. XLIII;
1093 Eustachii (gen) ibid. VI;
1101x1129 Eustachio (abl) ibid. XXIII;
1115 Eustachius (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI;
1120 Eustachius (nom) ibid. VIII;
1123 Eustachii (gen) ibid. XII;
c1140 Eustachium (acc) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII;
c1160 Eustachii (gen) ibid. XVI;
1168 Eustacius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 134;
1208 Eustachius (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVI;
1257 Eustachius (nom) ArrestReg-volI IX, Pentecost;
1259 Eustachius (nom) ibid. XXII, Pentecost;
1301 Estacius (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 218,
Eustachii (gen) ibid. p. 202,
Eustachius (nom) ibid. p. 202,
Eustacius (nom) ibid. p. 226;
1378 Eustachio (dat) hanquetvol1 237,
Eustacio (dat) ibid. 538,
Eustacius (nom) ibid. 1761
- Old French
- ● 1327 Eustace MemDocMan-2 p. 180,
Eustache ibid. p. 180
- Middle French
- ● 1388 Eustace thierry;
1418 Eustace HGParis p. 383,
Eustasse ibid. p. 376;
1421 Eustace favier 845;
1561 Eustace RegPCC-1 p. 2;
1562 Eustace ibid. p. 7;
1563 Eustace ibid. p. 19;
1565 Eustace ibid. p. 191;
1566 Eustace ibid. p. 205
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Eustace". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Eustace.