Berenice

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:

^ Berenike, Liddell and Scott, "A Greek-English Lexicon", at Perseus
^ Lete Epigraphical Database
^ Macedonian Institutions Under the Kings: A historical and epigraphic study. Kentron Hellēnikēs kai Rōmaïkēs Archaiotētos. 1996. ISBN 978-960-7094-90-2.

[1] Berenike, Liddell and Scott, "A Greek-English Lexicon", at Perseus

[2] Lete Epigraphical Database

[3] Macedonian Institutions Under the Kings: A historical and epigraphic study. Kentron Hellēnikēs kai Rōmaïkēs Archaiotētos. 1996. ISBN 978-960-7094-90-2.

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