Eunice

Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, Euníkē, from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia.

People

Given name

Eunice (Bible), mother of Timothy
Eunice (Bosporan queen), wife of Bosporan Roman Client King Tiberius Julius Cotys I
Eunice, born Heo Soo-yeon, member of Kpop girl group DIA
Eunice Eloisae Gibbs Allyn (1847–1916), American correspondent, author, poet
Eunice Crowther (1916–1986), British singer, dancer, and choreographer
Eunice Hale Waite Cobb (1803–1880), American writer, public speaker, activist
Eunice Eisden (born 1961), Curaçaoan politician
Eunice Newton Foote (1819-1888), American atmospheric scientist and civil rights advocate
Eunice Frost (1914–1998), British publisher
Eunice Gayson (1928–2018), English actress
Eunice Huthart (born 1966), British stuntwoman
Eunice Norton (1908–2005), American pianist
Eunice Olawale, was a Nigerian Christian female preacher who was murdered by suspected Muslim extremists in the early hours of July 9 2016
Eunice Olsen (born 1977), winner of the Miss Singapore Universe contest in 2000 and Singapore version of Vanna White
Eunice Olumide (born 1987), Scottish model of Nigerian descent
Eunice Parsons (born 1916), American modernist collage artist and art teacher.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921–2009), sister of JFK, founder of the Special Olympics
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, birth name of Nina Simone (1933–2003), American jazz singer

Greek mythological figures

Eunice, one of the Nereids
Eunice, one of the would-be sacrificial victims of Minotaur
Eunice, one of the spring nymphs responsible for kidnapping Hylas

Characters

DC Eunice Noon, Darego's police partner on the British dark-comedy TV drama The End of the F***ing World
Eunice, a character in the 1895 novel Quo Vadis by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz
Eunice Bates, a character from the romantic comedy sports film She's the Man
Eunice Burns, a character in the 1972 romantic comedy film What's Up, Doc?
Eunice Harper Higgins, fictional character from The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family
Eunice Tate, a character on the TV sitcom Soap

Places

Inhabited places

Eunice, Alberta, Westlock County, Alberta, Canada
Eunice, Arkansas, a ghost town in Chicot County, Arkansas, U.S.
Eunice, Kentucky, U.S.
Eunice, Louisiana, U.S.
Eunice, Missouri, U.S.
Eunice, New Mexico, U.S.
Eunice, West Virginia, U.S.

Lakes

Eunice Lake (Pierce County, Washington), U.S.
Eunice Lake (Nova Scotia), Lake in Nova Scotia, Canada

Biology

Eunice (annelid), a genus in the worm family Eunicidae
Eunice, a genus of brush-footed butterflies invalidly established by Geyer in 1832; now Eunica

Other

Eunice (film), a 1982 made-for-TV film based on the Carol Burnett character Eunice Harper Higgins
Eunice (software), a Unix emulation package for the VAX/VMS operating system
Eunice High School, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

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