Name
Berenice
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.
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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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