Bernice (given name)

Bernice is a given name.

People[edit]

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 Bonello, Maltese politician
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

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 Blackstock, from the British soap opera Emmerdale
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 Waverley, in the Australian TV drama series City Homicide
Bernice the Whiffle Hen in Popeye the Sailor