"Eunice" meaning in English

See Eunice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈjuːnɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eunice.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: A biblical name from Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), from εὖ (eû, “good”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Εὐνίκη}} Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), {{com|grc|εὖ|νίκη|nocat=1|t1=good|t2=victory}} εὖ (eû, “good”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eunice
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Εὐνίκη (Euníkē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 尤妮斯 (Yóunīsī) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲉⲩⲛⲓⲕⲏ (eunikē) (Coptic), Ευνίκη (Evníki) [feminine] (Greek), Eoinícé [feminine] (Irish), Eunys [feminine] (Manx), Éunice [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Eunice-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 1 21 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 98 1 1
  2. A city in Louisiana Categories (place): Cities in Louisiana, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Louisiana, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Eunice-en-name-xd7vUPec
  3. A city in New Mexico Categories (place): Cities in New Mexico, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Eunice-en-name-WkijWCOp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈjuːnɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eunice.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Eunices [plural]
Etymology: Americanized form of Spanish Núñez. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|Núñez}} Spanish Núñez Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Eunice (plural Eunices)
  1. A surname from Spanish.
    Sense id: en-Eunice-en-name-mWBB-AVe Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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