Berenice
pronunciation
How to pronounce Berenice in British English:
UK [,bɛrɪ'nis]
How to pronounce Berenice in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Berenice
- fem. proper name, from Latin Berenice, from Macedonian Greek Berenike (classical Greek Pherenike), literally "bringer of victory," from pherein "to bring" (see infer) + nike "victory." The constellation Berenice's hair is from the story of the pilfered locks of the wife of Ptolemy Euergetes, king of Egypt, c. 248 B.C.E., which the queen cut off as an offering to Venus. The constellation features a dim but visible star cluster. But the earliest use of the phrase in astronomy in English was as a name for the star Canopus (1601).
Example
- 1. Even berenice seemed a little disappointed at the somewhat commonplace view .
- 2. Berenice sat on the side of the bed and began to cry softly to herself .
- 3. Berenice abbott , an early devotee of his work , bought the contents of his studio and later sold them to the museum .
- 4. She considered berenice a little difficult .
- 5. He was sick to his soul with this worry over berenice .