Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide, broad" combined with either the Greek noun νομός (nomos) meaning "pasture, field" or the Greek noun νόμος (nomos) meaning "usage, custom, law, ordinance" (see Eunomia).In Greek mythology, Eurynomos is a daemon (spirit) of the underworld, who eats off all the flesh of the corpses, leaving only their bones.