Berenice
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This article is about the feminine name. For Egyptian archaeological site "Berenike", see Berenice Troglodytica. For other uses, see Berenice (disambiguation).
Berenice (Ancient Greek: Βερενίκη, Bereníkē) is the Ancient Macedonian form of the Attic Greek name Φερενίκη Pherenikē, which means "bearer of victory" from Ancient Greek φέρω (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: