Berenice

[ ber-uh-nahy-see ]

noun

1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”

Example Sentences

Yadira Alvarez said her 16-year-old daughter, Berenice Felipe, who died on the boat, was in her last year of high school.

From Los Angeles Times

She was the focal point in all of these, but this season’s entry, a “Bérénice” directed by Romeo Castellucci at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, goes much further.

From New York Times

Under the circumstances, don’t expect to actually hear much of “Bérénice,” a 1670 tragedy by Jean Racine that is widely considered one of the greatest plays in French.

From New York Times

Racine’s play offers a classic choice between love and duty: Titus, who is about to become the emperor of Rome, lives with Bérénice, the queen of Judaea.

From New York Times

Custom dictates that a foreigner cannot become empress, however, and Titus renounces their love, leaving Bérénice shattered.

From New York Times