Gender Feminine
Scripts Βερνίκη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /bəɹ.ˈnis/(American English) /bə.ˈniːs/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Contracted form of Berenice. It occurs briefly in Acts in the New Testament belonging to a sister of King Herod Agrippa II.

Related Names

Rootsphero + nike
VariantBerniece(English)
DiminutivesBernetta, Bernie, Berny, Birdie, Bunny, Netta(English)
Other Languages & CulturesBerenice, Berenike, Pherenike(Ancient Greek) Bernike(Biblical Greek) Veronika(Bulgarian) Verònica(Catalan) Veronika(Croatian) Berenika, Veronika(Czech) Veronika(Danish) Veronika(Estonian) Bérénice, Véronique(French) Verónica(Galician) Veronika(German) Veronika(Hungarian) Berenice, Veronica(Italian) Veronica(Late Roman) Veronika(Latvian) Veronika(Lithuanian) Veronika(Macedonian) Veronika(Norwegian) Berenika, Weronika, Wera(Polish) Verônica(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Verónica(Portuguese (European)) Veronica(Romanian) Veronika, Nika(Russian) Veronika(Slovak) Veronika(Slovene) Weronika(Sorbian) Verónica(Spanish) Veronika(Swedish) Veronika(Ukrainian)

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Entry updated December 1, 2024