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Position:Home>Genealogy> Someone explain 'Eunice' name to me?Question:the 'guy' had a last name of 'borges'... borges, i get.. 'Eunice', i dont.... any thoughts? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: the 'guy' had a last name of 'borges'... borges, i get.. 'Eunice', i dont.... any thoughts? This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the names, Eunice English: from a Late Greek name composed of the elements eu well, good + nike victory. It is mentioned in the New Testament as the name of the mother of Timothy, who introduced him to Christianity (2 Timothy 1: 5). This reference led to the name being taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century. A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, Last Name Borges Catalan: habitational name from any of several places called Borges in Catalonia, for example, Les Borges Blanques, in Lleida, or Les Borges del Camp, in Tarragona. Portuguese: of disputed etymology; possibly a habitational name for someone from Bourges in France. German: from a short form of the medieval personal name Liborius. Danish: from the German patronymic Borchers. hope this helps www.ancestry.com--as surname: Eunice Americanized form of Spanish Nunez, in a family of Portuguese- Jewish origin. This family name occurs chiefly in GA. The etymology of the female given name Eunice is from Greek "eu" ‘good’ + "nike" ‘victory’, but no historical connection has been established between the given name and the surname. As given or first name: Eunice English: from a Late Greek name composed of the elements eu well, good + nike victory. It is mentioned in the New Testament as the name of the mother of Timothy, who introduced him to Christianity (2 Timothy 1: 5). This reference led to the name being taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century. Surname Borges Catalan: habitational name from any of several places called Borges in Catalonia, for example, Les Borges Blanques, in Lleida, or Les Borges del Camp, in Tarragona. Portuguese: of disputed etymology; possibly a habitational name for someone from Bourges in France. German: from a short form of the medieval personal name Liborius. Danish: from the German patronymic Borchers |