Details for the forename Bernice

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Bernice (female)


Variants:	Bearnas (F)
Derivative of:	Berenice (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	French & English, from Greek "bringer of victory". More common in England than in Scotland. This form was used in the Authorised Version of the Bible [Acts 25] in preference to the original Berenice and is now more popular in English-speaking countries.