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Berenice (female)

Variants:Bearnas (F) Veronica (F)
Derivative(s):Bernice (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Private communication [BG]
Notes:

English and Italian from a Greek personal name probably derived from "victory bringer".

In the English-speaking world Bernice is now more popular.

  • Note: The French spelling is accented: Bérénice.

The form Bernice was used in the Authorised Version of the Bible [NT Acts 25] in preference to the original Berenice. However this name is still used [BG].
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