Bernicia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bernicia in British English:
UK [bəˈnɪʃi:ə, -ˈnɪʃə, ber-]
How to pronounce Bernicia in American English:
US [bɚˈnɪʃiə, -ˈnɪʃə, bɛr-]
Word Origin
- Bernicia
- Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northernmost England, founded by mid-6c., eventually merged into Northumbria; the name evidently is a survival of a pre-invasion Celtic name, perhaps that represented by Welsh Bryneich.