English

Proper noun

Eunice

1. A female given name.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV): 2 Timothy 1:5:

     When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

   • 2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage (ISBN 9780099539582), pages 109-110:

     "Eunice," he said consideringly.

     She paused in the midst of licking a dab of frosting off one finger.

     "Properly speaking," he said, "it should be 'You-nike-ee'. That's the way Greeks would have said it."

     "You-niss is bad enough," she told him. "I've always hated my name."

     "Oh, it's a fine name. It means 'victorious'."

2. A city in Louisiana
3. A city in New Mexico

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References

1. ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.