Forename Bernice

Across the world, Bernice (Bernice , ברניס , Бернис ) is a widespread female first name. The forename Bernice is habitual in Ghana, where it is quite a common female name, Malta, and Saint Lucia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Bernice is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Bernice is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Bernice

name Береника, name Бернице, name Janice, name Berenika, name ברניס, name ברניקי, name Bérnice, name Berenice, name Bernicé, name Береніка, name Бернис, name Bernice, name Bërnïcë, name Bereniké, name Bernicè

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Bernice	Kenya, United States, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria
ברניס	Israel
Бернис	Russia, Kyrgyzstan

First names said to be same

Berenice, Berenika, Bereniké, Bernicè, Bernicé, Bérnice, Bërnïcë, Janice, Береника, Береніка, Бернице, and ברניקי

First name Bernice in the context

Bernice is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bernice Hibbert , the fictional character from the The Simpsons franchise; Bernice Summerfield , the character in the Virgin New Adventures series of books, Doctor Who; Bernice Forman , the character in That '70s Show; Bernice Blackstock , the Fictional character, Emmerdale and Bernice , the character from 1998 film 'You Lucky Dog', among other works.

Notable namesakes

	bernice pauahi bishop Hawaiian princess and philanthropist, US (b. 1831)
	bernice c. downing American newspaper publisher and editor, US (b. 1878)
	bernice de pasquali American opera singer, US (b. 1880)
	bernice pauahi andrews fernow American painter (1881-1969), US (b. 1881)
	bernice marie branson ferris American artist, US (b. 1882)
	bernice golden American actress (died 1913), US (b. 1882)
	bernice wiley golden American actress (died 1919), US (b. 1883)
	bernice orpha redington cookery writer using pen-name Mary Mills (b. 1891)
	bernice mccabe actress (b. 1896)
	bernice m. watson American politician, US (b. 1901)
	bernice eddy American epidemiologist, US (b. 1903)
	bernice morrison American philanthropist, US (b. 1856)
	bernice claire American singer, actress, US (b. 1906)
	bernice layne brown First Lady of California (1908-2002), US (b. 1908)
	bernice f. sisk American politician (1910-1995), US (b. 1910)