Comments for the name Bernice

There is no Bernice in Acts 12:20; however, there is a Bernice in Acts 25:13. She is named as the wife of King Agrippa. [noted -ed]

A pretty name, especially for a little girl or teenager. Basically, this name is good for all ages.

This is a terrible name.

I have a friend called Bernice. I can't really say her name without going: 'Berrrr-neeeece' in a sort of country accent. Sorry, but it sounds very simple and farmer's-wife-ey.

Bernice is the given name of actress Beatrice {Bea} Arthur, who starred in "Maude" and "The Golden Girls."

This could be the name of a ditzy country girl in some story that takes place in the 1950s. The name sounds quite ugly.

It's hideous. It makes me think of rather dimwitted old women. This name can sound very annoying in certain people's pronunciation, especially with a Southern drawl, but gheto speech will do for the annoyance as well. Old-fashioned and ugly.

It's old fashioned, but more feminine than many names currently given to girls. It's cute, and I wouldn't hesitate to bestow it on a modern girl [She'd be the only one in school with a pronouncable name].

Makes me think of the short story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You would think having such a 'flapper' story written about a girl with the name would make me think of the 20s, but it doesn't. I prefer the spelling Berenice, but the pronunciation isn't the greatest.

The Greek for Bernice is as follows:
βερνικη

My grandmother was named Bernice, but it was pronounced "bur-niss".

Bernice King is a Baptist minister and the youngest child of Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta.

I love this name! It has a certain sturdy, antiqued sophistication but is also rather light and airy, in my opinion - sort of like a tea-dyed lace doily :) It would be incredibly refreshing to meet a young Bernice these days.

Secretly in love with this name. EECE could be a nickname. Or Bernie. Or B. Or Bee or Bea.

This was also used as a boy's name in the C19th, although very rarely. I have a distant cousin who was a bricklayer. He died in WW1, a Sergeant in the Machine Gun Corps -- actually his Army Records call him Bernard.