Bernice (given name)

Bernice
Genderusually female
Other names
Related namesBerenice, Bernie, Veronica

Bernice is a given name.

People

Some notable individuals with the name include:

  • Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa I) (28 AD-?), spelled "Bernice" in the New Testament
  • Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884), a Hawaiian princess
  • Bernice Coppieters (born 1970), Belgian ballet dancer
  • Bernice Gera (1931-1992), the first female umpire in professional baseball
  • Bernice Gottlieb (born 1931), early leader in the trans-racial adoption movement
  • Bernice Kentner (1929-2018), American cosmetologist and author
  • Bernice King (born 1963), Baptist minister and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King
  • Bernice Neugarten (1916-2001), professor and researcher in the field of aging
  • Bernice Petkere (1901–2000), American songwriter dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin
  • Bernice Rubens (1928–2004), Booker Prize-winning Welsh novelist
  • Bernice F. Sisk (1910-1995), American Democratic Congressman from California

Fictional characters

  • Bernice, Bert's pet pigeon from the children's television series Sesame Street
  • Bernice, a reality television character in the truTV series South Beach Tow, played by Lakatriona Brunson
  • Bernice Clasky, in the Adam Sandler movie "Spanglish"
  • Bernice Clifton, in the TV series Designing Women
  • Bernice Fish, in the TV series Fish
  • Bernice Halper, the title character's best friend in the Luann comic strip
  • Bernice Hibbert, a recurring character on The Simpsons TV show
  • Bernice Summerfield, a companion of the seventh Dr. Who in novels
  • Bernice Thomas, from the British soap opera Emmerdale
  • Bernice Waverley, in the Australian TV drama series City Homicide

See also

  • Bernice (disambiguation)
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