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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.

Belgium
Latin
● c1130 Eustachius (nom) CartStBert 12; 1165 Eustachii (gen) ibid. 18; 1176 Eustachio (abl) ibid. 22; 1178 Eustachii (gen) ibid. 23, Eustachio (abl) ibid. 23; 1179 Eustachius (nom) ibid. 24; 1190 Eustatius (nom) ibid. 27
Middle Dutch
● 1336 Yeustase (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 18; 1370 Eustaes (nom) MPSA p. 18; 1407 Eustaes (nom) ibid. p. 25
◑ 1336 Staes (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 14, Stase (dat) ibid. p. 26
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Eustaes BoonenGes p. 340
◑ 1597x1598 Staes BoonenGes p. 385
Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Eustachius (nom) JeanIII p. 42, Eustassius (nom) ibid. p. 43, Eustatius (nom) ibid. p. 37
England
Latin
● 1183 Eustacii (gen) BoldonBuke p. 3; 1185x1186 Eustacio (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 15, Eustacius (nom) ibid. p. 15; 1222 Eustachii (gen) StPaulDom p. 19, Eustachius (nom) ibid. p. 14; 1256 Eustacii (gen) EARNb p. 5; 1279–80 Eustacius (nom) WaHR-SK p. 36
Anglo-French
● 1245–1250[1586] Eustace Glover 38
Dutch
◑ 1575 Staijs AuFr Visscher
Early Modern English
● 1530 Ewstace PP-HenV p. 15; 1564 Ustis RegBisham p. 19; 1572/3 Ewstace SurMus p. 169; 1574/5 Ustice RegBisham p. 3; 1574 ewstace SurMus p. 178; 1579 Ustice RegBisham p. 4; 1582 Ustis ibid. p. 4; 1583/4 Ewstace SurMus p. 39; 1586 Eustace DEmar-vol2 p. 13; 1593 Eustace ibid. p. 27
Middle French
● 1586 Eustache WCS p. 20; 1587 Eustache ibid. p. 47; 1588 Eustace ibid. p. 48
Walloon
● 1590/1 Estace RWC p. 15; 1590 Extace ibid. p. 14; 1591/2 Eustasse ibid. p. 20; 1592 Estasse ibid. p. 22, Eustache ibid. p. 23; 1594 Eustasse ibid. p. 35; 1596 Eustache ibid. p. 44
France
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; 1123 Eustachii (gen) CartNDJosaphat XII; c1140 Eustachium (acc) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII; c1160 Eustachii (gen) ibid. XVI; 1168 Eustacius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 134; 1194 Eustachii (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CLVI; 1208 Eustachius (nom) ibid. LXXVI; 1257 Eustachius (nom) ArrestReg-volI IX, Pentecost; 1259 Eustachius (nom) ibid. XXII, Pentecost; 1301 Estacius (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 218, Eustachii (gen) ArchReimsII1 X, MemPic-vol17 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
● 1292 Estace (obl) MemBret-I 1102; 1327 Eustace MemDocMan-2 p. 180, Eustache ibid. p. 180
Middle French
● 1388 Eustace thierry; 1418 Eustace HGParis p. 383, Eustache DdB1418 p. 200, Eustasse HGParis p. 376; 1421 Eustace favier 845; 1493 Eustace MSR1838 p. 379; 1555 Eustace HistHdVParis no. 25; 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; 1567 Eustace ibid. p. 289; 1568 Eustace ibid. p. 384; 1571 Eustace ibid. p. 437
Hungary
Latin
● 1351 Eustachio (abl) CDH-IX-II III
Israel
Latin
● 1115 Eustachius (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Eustachius (nom) ibid. VIII
The Netherlands
Latin
● 1257 Eustatium (acc) OHZI-II no. 25
Switzerland
Latin
● 1458 Heustacium (acc) MHCG2 228; 1492 Heustacio (abl) ibid. 251
Cite as: A. Brown, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Eustace". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Eustace.