Eustace as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Eustace

What is the meaning of the name Eustace ?

The baby name Eustace is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈjuːsteɪs/ (YOO-stays); variant: /ˈjuːstɪs/ (YOO-stis).

Eustace is Greek in Origin.

Eustace derives from Greek Eustachios, from eu "good" + stachys "ear of grain," hence "fruitful, productive." In medieval sources it often overlapped with Eustathios ("well-standing, steadfast"), and the two traditions helped shape the name’s meaning. The Latinized Eustachius passed into Old French as Eustace/Eustache and entered England with the Normans.

The name was borne by the legendary Roman martyr St. Eustace, patron of hunters, and by Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, which secured its medieval popularity in Norman England. Use waned after the Reformation, with occasional 19th-century revivals; today it reads as a rare, aristocratic antique. International forms include Eustache (French), Eustachio (Italian), Eustaquio/Eustáquio (Spanish/Portuguese), Eustachy (Polish), Ostap (Ukrainian), and Evstafy/Evstakhy (Russian). English variants and short forms include Eustis, Stace, Stacy/Stacey. Usual meanings: "fruitful, productive" or "steadfast."