Berenike
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Berenike is an ancient Greek female given name, historically borne by several Hellenistic queens and noblewomen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berenike canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek feminine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Hellenistic kingdoms
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Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek feminine given names
ⓘ
Feminine given names ⓘ |
| cognate |
Veronica
NERFINISHED
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Veronika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
Ancient Greek νίκη (nikē, “victory”)
ⓘ
Ancient Greek φέρω (pherō, “to bring”) ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Ancient Greek name Phereníkē ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasDerivedToponym | Berenice (ancient cities named after queens) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishForm | Bernice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinForm | Berenice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernUsage | rare ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Berenice I of Egypt
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ⓘ
Berenice II of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Berenice III of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Berenice of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Berenice, daughter of Herod Agrippa I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Berenice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernice NERFINISHED ⓘ Pherenike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Ptolemaic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUsagePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| meaning |
bearer of victory
ⓘ
bringer of victory ⓘ |
| nameDayTradition | Christian (as Bernice/Berenice in some calendars) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameType | personal name ⓘ |
| popularity | historically common among Hellenistic queens ⓘ |
| semanticField | victory ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Berenice
NERFINISHED
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Berenikē NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBySocialClass |
nobility
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | early Christian communities (as Bernice/Berenice) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
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