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Bernyce
How to Pronounce Bernyce
Pronounced bur-NEESE /bərˈniːs/Medium
Meaning: Bernyce is a decorative respelling of Bernice, which comes through Latin from the Greek Berenike, a compound of pherein, 'to bring', and nike, 'victory' - so 'bringing victory'. The -yce ending simply dresses up the standard spelling.Medium
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History & Origin
Bernyce is one of several early-twentieth-century respellings of Bernice, a name that reached English through Latin from the Greek Berenike, 'bringing victory'. Bernice enjoyed real popularity in the 1900s and 1910s, and ornamental variants like Bernyce rode alongside it before fading.
Bernyce was never common - only a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak in the mid-1920s, entirely within its early-century window. It reads as a period respelling of the far more familiar Bernice, and the -yce form has not returned in modern use.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Bernyce mean?
Bernyce is a respelling of Bernice, from the Greek Berenike, meaning 'bringing victory'.
How do you pronounce Bernyce?
It's said bur-NEESE /bərˈniːs/ - two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Bernyce a boy or girl name?
Bernyce is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Bernyce?
Bernyce has always been very rare, a brief early-twentieth-century respelling of the more common Bernice.