Bennett

English

Alternative forms

• Benett, Bennet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnət/
• Rhymes: -ɛnət

Proper noun

Bennett (countable and uncountable, plural Bennetts)

1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from a medieval form of Benedict.
2. A male given name from Latin transferred back from the surname.
3. A locality in Alberta, Canada.
4. An abandoned town next to Bennett Lake, British Columbia, Canada; it still has a railway station.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A statutory town in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
   2. A minor city in Cedar County, Iowa.
   3. A township in Kingman County, Kansas.
   4. An extinct town in Ripley County, Missouri.
   5. A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
   6. A town in Chatham County, North Carolina.
   7. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
   8. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Bennett County
• Bennett pinch
• Bennettsville
• Bennett's wallaby

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貝內特／贝内特 (Bèinèitè)

• Hebrew: בנט (benet)
• Marathi: बेनेट (beneṭ)
• Russian: Бе́ннетт (Bénnett), Бе́нет (Bénet)