Berenice

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

Proper noun

Berenice f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae – endemic to Reunion.

References

• Campanulaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Berenice on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Berenice on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Berenice at The Plant List

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

Proper noun

Berenice

1. A female given name, notably of ancient queens of Egypt.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

Proper noun

Berenice f

1. A female given name, cognate to English Berenice.

Alternative forms

• Bernīcē
• Beronīcē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /be.reˈniː.keː/, [bɛ.rɛˈniː.keː]

Proper noun

Berenīcē f (genitive Berenīcēs); first declension

1. A female name, famously held by:
   1. Berenice III of Egypt, queen of Egypt
   2. Berenice of Cilicia, a Jewish queen
2. A city upon the Red Sea founded by Ptolemy II
3. A city of Cyrenaica, now Benghazi
4. A city of Cilicia
5. A town of Arabia situated not far from Eilat

References

• Berenice in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Berenice in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Berenice in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly