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gstafleu · 11-10-2006, 03:58 AM

Does "Eusebius" mean something? Usually "Eu" means "good" or "well". But "seb"? And if "Eusebius" means something, does it mean something that it means something?

Gerard (looking for meaning) Stafleu

S.C.Carlson · 11-10-2006, 06:13 AM

Eusebius means devout, godly, pious, or reverent. (I suppose the Latin equivalent is Pius.) It was a very popular name in the fourth century.

gstafleu · 11-10-2006, 07:15 AM

Thanks S.C.Carlson.

So was this a name he was born with, or did he later adopt it as a career move?

Gerard

S.C.Carlson · 11-10-2006, 09:39 AM

Don't know. Nothing is known of his childhood or parentage.

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gstafleu Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,719	What does "Eusebius" mean? Does "Eusebius" mean something? Usually "Eu" means "good" or "well". But "seb"? And if "Eusebius" means something, does it mean something that it means something? Gerard (looking for meaning) Stafleu

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11-10-2006, 06:13 AM	#2
S.C.Carlson Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,307	Eusebius means devout, godly, pious, or reverent. (I suppose the Latin equivalent is Pius.) It was a very popular name in the fourth century.

11-10-2006, 07:15 AM	#3
gstafleu Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,719	Thanks S.C.Carlson. So was this a name he was born with, or did he later adopt it as a career move? Gerard

11-10-2006, 09:39 AM	#4
S.C.Carlson Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,307	Don't know. Nothing is known of his childhood or parentage.

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