Berenice Definition

bərnēs, bʉrnis, berənīsē
noun
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
pronoun

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

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Origin of Berenice

  • From Ancient Greek (Doric) Βερενίκη (Berenike, “bringer of victory”), (Ionic Φερενίκη (Pherenike)), from φέρω (phero, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νίκη (nike, “victory”).

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Berenice Sentence Examples

  • The Ptolemies continued to send fleets annually from their Red Sea ports of Berenice and Myos Hormus to Arabia, as well as to ports on the coasts of Africa and India.

  • His daughter Berenice meanwhile reigned in Alexandria, a husband being found for her in the Pontic prince Archelaus.

  • He killed Berenice and, dying in 51, bequeathed the kingdom to his eldest son, aged ten years, who was to take as wife his sister Cleopatra, aged seventeen.

  • About 250 peace was concluded between Antiochus and Ptolemy II., Antiochus repudiating his wife Laodice and marrying Ptolemy's daughter Berenice, but by 246 Antiochus had left Berenice and her infant son in Antioch to live again with Laodice in Asia Minor.

  • Laodice poisoned him and proclaimed her son Seleucus Callinicus (reigned 246-227) king, whilst her partisans at Antioch made away with Berenice and her son.

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