Given name
Eusebius
“one who is devout”
Eusebius is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “one who is devout.”
Original GreekΕυσέβιος
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “one who is devout.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
From Latin Eusebius, from Ancient Greek Εὐσέβιος, built from Ancient Greek εὐσεβής + -ῐος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Eusebius’s family of names
In English usage, Eusebius has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Eusebio. Eusebius has a related form in Eusebio. Eusebius has a related form in Eusevio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eusebius has relatives in 28 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Eusebius comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Eusebiovariant · Italian, Galician
- Euseviovariant
- Euseviosvariant
- Eusaviovariant
- Eusebiosvariant · English, German
- Eusaiovariant
- Eusabiovariant
- Esebiovariant
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Across languages 26
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ΕυσέβιοςGreek
- ΕὐσέβιοςAncient Greek
- Євсевійequivalent
- EuzebiuszPolish
- EusèbeFrench
- Евсейequivalent
- ЕвсевиеMacedonian
- ZeuggioLigurian
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- EusbiusIrish
- ÖzsébHungarian
- ევსებიGeorgian
- EusebiCatalan, Occitan
- Евсе́вийBulgarian, Russian
- Яўсе́війBelarusian
- ԵվսեբիոսArmenian
- ÊusêbiôVietnamese
- Овсі́йUkrainian
- Євсе́війUkrainian
- EvzebijSlovene
- EusébiusSlovak
- EusebiuSicilian
- EuzebijeSerbo-Croatian
- JeвсевиjеSerbo-Croatian
- EusébioPortuguese
- EsèbeOccitan
- EusèbiOccitan
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eusebius
- EusebiusGreek Christian scholar, c. 260–c. 339265–340
- Pope EusebiusCatholic pope and saint
- Eusebius of NicomediaArian bishop who baptized Constantine300–341
- Eusébio ScheidCatholic cardinal (1932–2021)
- Eusebius of VercelliCatholic bishop and saint283–371
- Eusebius MandyczewskiAustrian musician (1857-1929)
- Eusebius of Myndusancient Greek philosopher300
- Eusebius of Esztergom13th-century Hungarian hermit and religious founder1150–1270
- Eusebius of EmesaGreek Christian theologian, 300–360295–360
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