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Berenice

in the US

There are 3,317 people with the first name "Berenice" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Berenice 3,344
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  1. is 3,340th most common Andi
  2. is 3,341st most common Jospeh
  3. is 3,342nd most common Sherwin
  4. is 3,343rd most common Sylvie
  5. is 3,344th most common Berenice
  6. is 3,345th most common Eladio
  7. is 3,346th most common Enoch
  8. is 3,347th most common Elfriede
  9. is 3,348th most common Lue

Most Common Last Names for Berenice

Garcia, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Hernandez, Martinez, Ramirez, Lopez, Perez, Sanchez, Torres

Meaning & History

(female) From the Greek personal name Berenikē, which seems to have originated in the royal house of Macedon. It is almost certainly a Macedonian dialectal form of the Greek name Pherenīkē ‘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 Acts 25, for which reason it was felt to be acceptable by the Puritans in the 17th century. It has now fallen out of fashion again. See also Bernice.

Variant: Bernice (the form used in the Authorized Version).

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