Definition of "Eunice"

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […]

"Eunice," he said consideringly.She paused in the midst of licking a dab of frosting off one finger."Properly speaking," he said, "it should be 'You-nike-ee'. That's the way Greeks would have said it.""You-niss is bad enough," she told him. "I've always hated my name.""Oh, it's a fine name. It means 'victorious'."

2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage, pages 109–110