Latinized form of the Greek name
Ευτυχος (Eutychos), which was derived from Greek
ευτυχης (eutyches) "fortunate". The word was formed of the elements
ευ (eu) "good" and
τυχη (tyche) "chance, luck, fortune". In the New Testament this is the name of a young man who went to sleep while
Paul was preaching and fell from the third story of the building. He was believed to be dead, but later turned out to be alive.