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Comments and insights on the name Berenice: | Edit

In Spanish, Berenice is pronounced as FOUR syllables: beh-reh-NEE-seh

Personal experiences with the name Berenice: | Edit

I'm a mexican girl who was named Berenice. People said that I'm a nice person, so my classmates of my english class started to call me very-nice instead of Bere-nice, that has been a fun experience... and i love my name!

Nicknames for Berenice: | Edit

Bere

Meanings and history of the name Berenice: | Edit

From the Ancient Macedonian Greek name Berenike (Pherenike), meaning 'bearer of victory'.

Famous real-life people named Berenice: | Edit

Berenice Alvarez, bachata singer
Saint Berenice, early Christian woman who gave Jesus her head-cloth to wipe his face as he bore the cross to Calvary.
Berenice Abbott, American photographer.
Queen Berenice II of Egypt, the constellation Coma Berenices is named in her honor.
Berenice Sydney, English artist.

Berenice in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Berenice", short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
"Berenice, regina d'Egitto" (Berenice, Queen of Egypt) an opera by George Frideric Handel.