The name Berenice is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in English.
Berenice is pronounced as behr-a-NEE-see, behr-a-NEECE
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Berenice originates in Greek language and means "victory bearer". Nowadays, it is more popular in its Latin version Veronica. Berenice was the name of several queens and princesses in Egypt, as well as Christian saints. In the English-speaking countries, Veronica is definitely a more popular variant than Berenice.
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Pronunciation
behr-a-NEE-see, behr-a-NEECE
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Meaning
Latinized form of Βερενίκη (
Berenike), the Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενίκη (
Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φέρω (phero) meaning "to bring" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This name was common among the
Ptolemy ruling family of
Egypt, a dynasty that was originally from Macedon. It occurs briefly in Acts in the New Testament (in most
English Bibles it is spelled
Bernice) belonging to a sister of
King Herod Agrippa II. As an
English name,
Berenice came into use after the Protestant Reformation.
Origin
English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Pronunciation
/bəɹ.ˈnis/(English) /bɛɹ.ə.ˈnaɪ.si/(English) /bɛɹ.ə.ˈni.si/(English) /be.re.ˈni.t͡ʃe/(Italian)