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Bernice (female)

Variants:Bearnas (F)
Derivative of:Berenice (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

French & English, from Greek "bringer of victory". More common in England than in Scotland.

This form was used in the Authorised Version of the Bible [Acts 25] in preference to the original Berenice and is now more popular in English-speaking countries.
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