Berenice

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Berenice

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Berenice, or Bernice, is the English form of a Macedonian name, Berenike, a form of the Greek name Pherenike. It means "Bringing Victory."

History:
Berenice was popular at the beginning of the Christian era, after to the marriage of Ptolemy I of Egypt to a Grecian widow of that name. Due to a mention of a Bernice (Berenice) in the New Testament, the name also became a fairly popular Puritan name.
It was revived at the end of the 19th century with the usual spelling of Bernice.
Please see Bernice for more information.

Pronunciation: burr-neese.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
American photographer.

Miscellaneous:
Berenice (?-28 )
Mistress of Roman Emperor Titus.

Royalty:
Berenice I (317-275 B.C.)
Queen of Egypt. Wife of Ptolemy I.
Berenice II (?-269 B.C.)
Queen of Egypt.
Berenice (?-246 B.C.)
Wife of Antiochus II Theos. Murdered (with her children) by her husband’s first wife.
Berenice III (?-80 B.C.)
Queen of Egypt.
Berenice IV (?-55 B.C.)
Daughter of Ptolemy XII. Ruled in his stead and was executed by him for it.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.003 % named Berenice

Popularity of Berenice:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 698th most popular.
1910-1920: 680th most popular.
1920-1930: 966th most popular.
1930-1990: N/A
1990: 942nd most popular.
1991: 827th most popular.
1992: 704th most popular.
1993: 627th most popular.
1994: 703rd most popular.
1995: 609th most popular.
1996: 728th most popular.
1997: 862nd most popular.
1998: 777th most popular.
1999: 830th most popular.
2000: 829th most popular.
2001: 762nd most popular.
2002: 835th most popular.
2003: 856th most popular.