fem. proper name, from L.
Berenice, from Macedonian Gk.
Berenike (classical Gk.
Pherenike), lit. "bringer of victory," from
pherein "to bring" (see
infer) +
nike "victory." The constellation
Berenice's hair (1601) 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.
[ber-uh-nahy-see] 
əˈnaɪ