Eunice
YOO-niss
Greek
Girl
In the King James Bible
- Meaning
- Good victory; Conquering well
- Origin
- Greek
- Is it in the Bible?
- Yes — Eunice appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Timothy 1:5.
- First appears in
- Acts — Acts and the early church
- Peak US usage
- 1910s (0.18% of births), currently falling
- Spiritual meaning
- Eunice models the most important parenting strategy — planting genuine faith in a child's heart from the earliest age.
- King James verses
- 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."
- 2 Timothy 1:5