Given name
Bérénice
“victory bringer”
In French use, Bérénice shares an earlier linguistic root with Berenice. One Greek interpretation is “victory bringer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Bérénice shares an earlier linguistic root with Berenice. One Greek interpretation is “victory bringer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Bérénice shares an earlier linguistic root with Berenice. An origin associated with Berenice is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin Berenicē, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bérénice’s family of names
Bérénice shares a linguistic root with Berenice. In French usage, Bérénice was borrowed from the Ancient Greek form Βερενίκη. In French usage, Bérénice has a conventional equivalent in the English form Berenice.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Bérénice has relatives in 3 languages.
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bérénice
- Bérénice BejoArgentine-born French actressborn 1976
- Bérénice MarloheFrench actressborn 1979
- Bérénice CombyFrench short-track speed skaterborn 2006
- Bérénice Cleyet-MerleFrench athlete (born 1994)
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