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Question:the 'guy' had a last name of 'borges'...
borges, i get.. 'Eunice', i dont....
any thoughts?


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borges, i get.. 'Eunice', i dont....
any thoughts?

This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the names,
Eunice
English: from a Late Greek name composed of the elements eu well, good + nike victory. It is mentioned in the New Testament as the name of the mother of Timothy, who introduced him to Christianity (2 Timothy 1: 5). This reference led to the name being taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press,
Last Name
Borges
Catalan: habitational name from any of several places called Borges in Catalonia, for example, Les Borges Blanques, in Lleida, or Les Borges del Camp, in Tarragona.
Portuguese: of disputed etymology; possibly a habitational name for someone from Bourges in France.
German: from a short form of the medieval personal name Liborius.
Danish: from the German patronymic Borchers.
hope this helps

www.ancestry.com--as surname:

Eunice
Americanized form of Spanish Nunez, in a family of Portuguese- Jewish origin. This family name occurs chiefly in GA. The etymology of the female given name Eunice is from Greek "eu" ‘good’ + "nike" ‘victory’, but no historical connection has been established between the given name and the surname.

As given or first name:
Eunice
English: from a Late Greek name composed of the elements eu well, good + nike victory. It is mentioned in the New Testament as the name of the mother of Timothy, who introduced him to Christianity (2 Timothy 1: 5). This reference led to the name being taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Surname Borges
Catalan: habitational name from any of several places called Borges in Catalonia, for example, Les Borges Blanques, in Lleida, or Les Borges del Camp, in Tarragona.
Portuguese: of disputed etymology; possibly a habitational name for someone from Bourges in France.
German: from a short form of the medieval personal name Liborius.
Danish: from the German patronymic Borchers