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Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, Euníkē, from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory.
People
- Eunice (Bible), mother of Timothy
- Eunice (Bosporan queen), wife of Bosporan Roman Client King Tiberius Julius Cotys I
- Eunice Frost (1914-1998), British publisher
- Eunice Gayson (born 1931), 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 1987), 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
Lakes
- Eunice Lake (Pierce County, Washington)
- Eunice Lake (Nova Scotia), 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
See also
- All pages beginning with "Eunice"
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