Cleonice as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cleonice

What is the meaning of the name Cleonice ?

The baby name Cleonice is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌkliː.oʊˈniːsi/ — klee-OH-NEE-see (classical: /kle.oˈni.ke/).

Cleonice is Greek in Origin.

Cleonice is the Latinized form of Greek Kleoníkē (Κλεονίκη), built from kléos “glory, renown” + níkē “victory,” yielding the sense “glorious victory” or “renown through victory.” The name belongs to the ancient Greek -nikē family of feminine names and appears in classical inscriptions and texts. It re-emerged with Renaissance humanists and Neoclassical taste, taking root in Italian and, later, Portuguese (notably Brazilian) onomastics. Today it remains uncommon in English but familiar in Greece and parts of Southern Europe and Latin America.

Variants and spellings include Kleonike (scholarly/ancient), Kleoniki (modern Greek), and Cleoniki; diminutives Cleo, Niki, and Nika. Among nicknames, Cleo is the most internationally portable short form. A masculine counterpart is Kleonikos/Cleonicus. Cognate elements link it to names like Berenice and Nike that also contain -nikē “victory.”