Berenice

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

• Spanish:/beɾeniθe/○(machine-generated) model-generated
• Portuguese:/be.ɾeˈni.se/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
• English:/bɜɹˈniːs/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Berenice is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• Spanish79%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Berenice in Spanish.

• Portuguese8.7%

  a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Berenice

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• English5.5%

  A female given name from Ancient Greek, notably of ancient queens of Egypt.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Berenice, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Alberta
• Agatha
• Agnes
• Clarice
• Drusilla

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Berenice is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name33 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa

  Languages: French, English, German

  Also written Bérénice, Bérenice, Bérènice, Bèrènice, Bere-Nice

• a separate name5 spellings in the group

  Also written Bérénice, Bérenice, Bereníce, Berénice

• Lao given name9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Türkiye, Thailand

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Beren, Bere-Nice, เบเรน, Bérénice, Bërënicë

• French (Côte d’Ivoire) given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Bérénice

• Swedish given name8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa

  Languages: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian

  Also written Bérénice

• Russian given name16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, United States, Peru

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Беренис, Береника, Береніс, Береніка, Berenis

• Turkish given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Türkiye, Spain

  Also written Bérénice

• Czech given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, Spain, United States

  Also written Bérénice, Berenicé

41 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Berenice is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Berenice is a classic and regal name of Greek origin meaning "she who brings victory". Borne by ancient queens of Egypt and early Christian saints, the name has a rich history and suggests strength and triumph.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Berenice is the Macedonian Greek form of 'Pherenike' (Φερενίκη), which means "bringer of victory," from the words 'phero' (φέρω), meaning "to bring," and 'nike' (νίκη), meaning "victory".

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In Jewish and Christian interpretation, the detailed account of Berenice's marriage, loss of power, and eventual murder is seen as a remarkably precise fulfillment of the prophecy in Daniel 11:6. This specific historical correlation is often cited as evidence of the predictive power of biblical prophecy and God's sovereignty over the affairs of nations.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• From the Greek personal name Bereniké, which seems to have originated in the royal house of Macedon. It is almost certainly a Macedonian dialectal form of the Greek name Phereniké ‘victory bringer’. It was introduced to the Egyptian royal house by the widow of one of Alexander the Great’s officers, who married Ptolemy I. It was also borne by an early Christian woman mentioned in

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Saint Veronicab. 1ILnot in their usual nameChristian saint
• Berenice IIIb. 120EGqueen of Egypt
• Bérénice Bejob. 1976ARArgentine-born French actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

64 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 37 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Where does the name Berenice come from?

Berenice is a classic and regal name of Greek origin meaning "she who brings victory". Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.

What does the name Berenice mean?

In Portuguese, a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Berenice

What are other forms of the name Berenice?

In the etymology graph, Veronica, Ronnie and Bernice are forms of the same name in other languages; Bunny and Bernetta are recorded short or pet forms.

How do you pronounce Berenice?

It depends on the language: in Spanish /beɾeniθe/; in Portuguese /be.ɾeˈni.se/ (Wiktionary); in English /bɜɹˈniːs/ (Wiktionary). Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Which countries have the most people named Berenice?

Mondonomo estimates about 73 thousand people named Berenice in Mexico, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled berenice. After it come Brazil, United States, Colombia and South Africa; the country table on this page ranks them.

Is Berenice a male or female name?

Berenice is a female name. National registers that list it by sex list it as female: Brazil (IBGE, 2022), United States (Census Bureau, 2020), Venezuela (asosab) and Mexico (RENAPO), among others.

How common is the name Berenice?

In Brazil, the national register counted 20,195 people named Berenice in 2022, about 1 in 10 thousand residents.

How common is Berenice compared with other names?

In Mexico, Berenice is the 150th most common given name of 193,485 given names recorded there.