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Name

Berenice

/behr-eh-NEES/ FeminineGreek

Meaning

Berenice is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “bringing victory”.

Berenice is the Macedonian Greek Pherenike, bringer of victory, a dynastic name of Ptolemaic queens; one queen's sacrificed hair became the constellation Coma Berenices. Through its Latin form it also gave the world the name Veronica.

Most common today in Mexico and France; rare in English-speaking countries.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #857 in 2003 · peak #656 in 1995

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
Greek
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/behr-eh-NEES/
Themes
Victory

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Questions

  • Berenice is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “bringing victory”. Berenice is the Macedonian Greek Pherenike, bringer of victory, a dynastic name of Ptolemaic queens; one queen's sacrificed hair became the constellation Coma Berenices.

  • Berenice is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Most common today in Mexico and France; rare in English-speaking countries.

  • The name Berenice comes from Greek. Berenice is the Macedonian Greek Pherenike, bringer of victory, a dynastic name of Ptolemaic queens; one queen's sacrificed hair became the constellation Coma Berenices. Through its Latin form it also gave the world the name Veronica.

  • Berenice is pronounced behr-eh-NEES.

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