Bernice
[bɜːrˈniːs]Meaning
contracted form of Berenice
Background Story
Bernice is a contracted form of Berenice. It appears briefly in the Acts of the Apostles, where it belongs to a sister of King Herod Agrippa II. The name is used in Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, French, Galician and German.
Variations
Berenice, Berny
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