Berenice (
Ancient Greek: Βερενίκη, Bereníkē) is the
Ancient Macedonian form of the
Attic Greek name ΦερενίκηPherenikē, which means "bearer of victory" from
Ancient Greekφέρω (pherō) 'to bear', and νίκη (nikē) 'victory'.[1] Berenika, priestess of
Demeter in
Lete ca. 350 BC, is the oldest epigraphical evidence.[2][3] The Latin variant
Veronica is the direct historical Western Catholic transliteration. The name also has the form
Bernice.
Many historical figures bear the name Berenice:
Ancient world
Ptolemaic and Seleucid queens and royal daughters in Cyrenaica and Egypt
Berenice I of Egypt (
c. 340 BC – between 279 and 268 BC), mother of Magas of Cyrene and wife of Ptolemy I of Egypt
Berenice II of Egypt (267 or 266 BC – 221 BC), daughter of Magas of Cyrene, wife of Ptolemy III of Egypt and traditional namesake of the constellation
Coma Berenices
Berenice III of Egypt (120–80 BC), daughter of Ptolemy IX of Egypt; she first married Ptolemy X of Egypt, and later Ptolemy XI of Egypt
Berenice IV of Egypt (77–55 BC), daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and elder sister of Cleopatra VII
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