Bernice (given name)

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 Bonello, Maltese politician
 * Bernice Coppieters (born 1970), Belgian ballet dancer
 * Bernice Gera (1931–1992), the first female umpire in professional baseball
 * Bernice Goodman (1927–2003), American social worker, gay rights activist
 * 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 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