EUSTACE male English English form of EUSTACHIUS or EUSTATHIUS, two names of Greek origin which have been conflated in the post-classical period. Saint Eustace, whose is known under both spellings, was a 2nd-century Roman general who became a Christian after seeing a vision of a cross between the antlers of a stag he was hunting. He was burned to death for refusing to worship the Roman gods and is now regarded as the patron saint of hunters. Due to him, this name was common in England during the Middle Ages, though it is presently rare. | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUSTACHIUS male Late Roman Possibly from the Greek name EUSTACHYS or from the same source. This (or Eustathius) is the Latin name of Saint Eustace. | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUSTATHIUS male Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ευσταθιος (Eustathios), derived from the Greek word ευσταθης (eustathes) meaning "well-built, stable". It is ultimately from ευ (eu) "good" and ‘ιστημι (histemi) "to stand, to set up". This was the name of a few early saints, including the 2nd-century martyr also known as Eustachius (see Eustace). |
EQUIVALENTS |
ANCIENT GREEK: Eustathios, Eustathius |
DUTCH: Staas |
ENGLISH: Eustace |
FRENCH: Eustache |
GREEK: Efstathios, Stathis |
ITALIAN: Eustachio |
LATE ROMAN: Eustachius |
PORTUGUESE: Eustaquio |
SPANISH: Eustaquio |
FEMININE FORMS |
ENGLISH: Eustacia, Stacia |
OTHER FORMS |
ANCIENT GREEK: Eustachys |
ENGLISH: Stacee, Stacey, Staci, Stacie, Stacy |