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Bernice
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English
Etymology
Biblical form of Berenice, from en grc Βερενίκη.
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
: Acts 25:13:
And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
en 1969 w:Coretta Scott King My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 107 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,
Derived terms
en Bernie
Translations
female given name Berenice