Dictionary

Berenice en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbɛɹəˈniːsi/
• /ˌbɛɹəˈniːs/
• /bɜɹˈniːs/
• /ˌbɛɹəˈnaɪsi/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”). Doublet of Veronica.

Meanings

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, notably of ancient queens of Egypt.

Deriveds

Berenice's Locks · Berenice's Hair

Relateds

Bernice · Veronica

Translations (6)

fr Bérénice (female given name) · ru Верони́ка (female given name) · pl Berenika (female given name) · ga Beirnicé (female given name) · sh Berenika (female given name) · it Berenice (female given name)