Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, Euníkē, from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. People Given name Eunice (Bible), mother of Timothy Eunice (Bosporan queen), wife of Bosporan Roman Client King Tiberius Julius Cotys I Eunice, born Heo Soo-yeon, member of Kpop girl group DIA Eunice Alberts (1927–2012), American opera singer Eunice Eloisae Gibbs Allyn (1847–1916), American correspondent, author, poet Eunice Crowther (1916–1986), British singer, dancer, and choreographer Eunice Hale Waite Cobb (1803–1880), American writer, public speaker, activist Eunice Caldwell Cowles (1811–1903), American educator Eunice Eichler (1932–2017), New Zealand Salvation Army officer, nurse, midwife and open adoption advocate Eunice Eisden (born 1961), Curaçaoan politician Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888), American atmospheric scientist and civil rights advocate Eunice Frost (1914–1998), British publisher Eunice Gayson (1928–2018), English actress Eunice Huthart (born 1966), British stuntwoman Eunice Rivers Laurie (1899–1986), African American nurse Eunice Murray (1878–1960), Scottish suffrage campaigner, author, folklorist. First Scottish woman to stand in the first election open to women in 1918. Eunice Norton (1908–2005), American pianist Eunice Olawale (died 2016), Nigerian Christian female preacher and murder victim Eunice Olsen (born 1977), winner of the Miss Singapore Universe contest in 2000 and Singapore version of Vanna White Eunice Olumide (born 1987), Scottish model of Nigerian descent Eunice Parsons (born 1916), American modernist collage artist and art teacher. Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921–2009), sister of JFK, founder of the Special Olympics Eunice Spry (born 1944), British criminal Eunice Sum (born 1988), Kenyan middle-distance runner Eunice Kathleen Waymon, birth name of Nina Simone (1933–2003), American singer, pianist and arranger. Eunice Muñoz (born 1928), Portuguese actress Greek mythological figures Eunice (mythology), one of the Nereids Eunice, one of the would-be sacrificial victims of Minotaur Eunice, one of the spring nymphs responsible for kidnapping Hylas Fictional characters DC Eunice Noon, Darego's police partner on the British dark-comedy TV drama The End of the F***ing World Eunice, a character in the 1895 novel Quo Vadis by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz Eunice Bates, a character from the romantic comedy sports film She's the Man Eunice Burns, a character in the 1972 romantic comedy film What's Up, Doc? Eunice Harper Higgins, fictional character from The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family Eunice Dunstan, a character in the Irish soap opera Fair City Sister Mary Eunice McKee, a