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Name Group Benedict/Benedikta

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Group info:
Meaning/translation:the blessed
Language of origin:Latin
Info about origin, male:known from Saint Benedict, an Italian monk that founded the Benedictines (6th century AD)
 until now there were 16 popes with this name
Words:benedicere = to bless  Latin
Topics:New Testament, Popes
Variants' top ranks:1:Benas Lithuania 2020,  5:Benicio Argentina 2015,  5:Benedita Portugal 2022,  10:Benedikt Munich 2005,  11:Benício Brazil 2020,  13:Benett Hungary 2021,  14:Bente Denmark 2015,  18:Benedek Hungary 2022,  19:Bengt Sweden 2014,  30:Benedetta Italy 2005
Name variants:

All variants, grouped by language of use

LanguageFemale VariantsMale Variants
GermanBenedicta, BenediktaBenedikt
PortugueseBeneditaBenício, Bento
SpanishBenitaBenicio, Benito
DutchBentheBenedikt
FrenchBénédicteBénédict, Benoît
ItalianBenedetta, BettaBenedetto, Benito, Bettino, Betto
EnglishBenedictaBenedict, Bennet, Bennett
ScandinavianBenedicte, Benedikte, BenteBendik, Bengt, Bent
Hungarian Benedek, Benett
Lithuanian Benas, Benediktas
Latin Benedictus
Name variants:

11 female and 21 male name variants, sorted by name and gender

NameLanguages of Use
BenedettaItalian
BenedictaGerman, English
BenedicteScandinavian
BénédicteFrench
BenediktaGerman
BenedikteScandinavian
BeneditaPortuguese
BenitaSpanish
BenteScandinavian
BentheDutch
BettaItalian

NameLanguages of Use
BenasLithuanian
BendikScandinavian
BenedekHungarian
BenedettoItalian
BenedictEnglish
BénédictFrench
BenedictusLatin
BenediktGerman, Dutch
BenediktasLithuanian
BenettHungarian
BengtScandinavian
BenicioSpanish
BenícioPortuguese
BenitoSpanish, Italian
BennetEnglish
BennettEnglish
BenoîtFrench
BentScandinavian
BentoPortuguese
BettinoItalian
BettoItalian