Eunice

Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, Euníkē, from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. As an English name (Eunice), it was first used after the Protestant Reformation.

People

• Eunice (Bible), mother of Timothy
• Eunice (Bosporan queen), wife of Bosporan Roman Client King Tiberius Julius Cotys I
• Eunice Gayson, American actress
• Eunice Harper Higgins, fictional character from The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921–2009), sister of JFK, founder of the Special Olympics
• Eunice Norton (1908–2005), American pianist
• Eunice Olsen (born 1977), winner of the Miss Singapore Universe contest in 2000 and Singapore version of Vanna White
• Eunice Huthart (born 1966), British stuntwoman
• Eunice Olumide (born 1986), Scottish model of Nigerian descent
• Eunice Kathleen Waymon, birth name of Nina Simone (1933–2003), American jazz singer
• Eunice Tate, character on Soap

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

Places

• Eunice, Kentucky, U.S.
• Eunice, Louisiana, U.S.
• Eunice, Missouri, U.S.
• Eunice, New Mexico, U.S.
• Eunice, Ohio, U.S.
• Eunice, West Virginia

Lake

• Eunice Lake, Lake in Nova Scotia, Canada

Biology

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

Other

• Eunice (software), a Unix emulation package for the VAX/VMS operating system
• Eunice (film), a 1982 made-for-TV film based on the Carol Burnett character Eunice Harper Higgins