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The Eburovices or Aulerci Eburovices (Gaulish language: * Eburouīcēs, 'those who vanquish by the yew') were a Gauls tribe dwelling in the modern Eure department during the Iron Age and the Roman period. They were part of the Aulerci.
The Gaulish ethnonym * Eburouīcēs means 'those who vanquish by the yew', probably in reference to the wood used to make their bows or spears. It stems from the root eburo- ('yew'; cf. Old Irish ibar 'yew', or Middle Welsh efwr 'cow parsnip, hog-weed') attached to the suffix -uices ('combatants, victors').
Other peoples named Aulerci are also mentioned by ancient sources: the Aulerci Cenomani, Aulerci Diablintes, and Aulerci Brannovices. The relationship that linked them together remains uncertain. According to historian Venceslas Kruta, they could have been Pagus that got separated from a larger ethnic group during the pre-Roman period.
The city of Évreux, attested ca. 400 AD as civitas Ebroicorum ('civitas of the Eburovices'; Ebroicas in 511, Ebroas ca. 1034), is named after the tribe.
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