| 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 2023, 10:Benedikt Munich 2005, 11:Benício Brazil 2020, 11:Benett Hungary 2023, 14:Bente Denmark 2015, 18:Benedek Hungary 2022, 19:Bengt Sweden 2014, 30:Benedetta Italy 2005 |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Benedicta, Benedikta | Benedikt |
| Portuguese | Benedita | Benício, Bento |
| Spanish | Benita | Benicio, Benito |
| Dutch | Benthe | Benedikt |
| French | Bénédicte | Bénédict, Benoît |
| Italian | Benedetta, Betta | Benedetto, Benito, Bettino, Betto |
| English | Benedicta | Benedict, Bennet, Bennett |
| Scandinavian | Benedicte, Benedikte, Bente | Bendik, Bengt, Bent |
| Hungarian | | Benedek, Benett |
| Lithuanian | | Benas, Benediktas |
| Latin | | Benedictus |
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| Name variants: 11 female and 21 male name variants, sorted by name and gender |
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