Meanings
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
Acts 25:131 more example
Later Martin said, "If we ever have another baby girl, I'm going to give her a simple name like Mary Jane." When we did have another daughter, we called her Bernice Albertine, after her two grandmothers. Not quite Mary Jane, but at least named for members of the family. In any case, she is known as Bunny,
1969, Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, page 107
Origin
- Ancient GreekΒερενίκη
- EnglishBernice
Biblical form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).
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Bernice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bernice
“Bernice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bernice. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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