Benedict

See also: benedict

English

Alternative forms

• Bene't (obsolete)

Etymology

From Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine Order, from Late Latin benedictus (“blessed, well spoken of”), from Latin benedīcō (“to bless, to speak well of”). Doublet of Bennett, Benoit, and Benito.

Pronunciation

• enPR: bĕ'nədĭkt, IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnədɪkt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Benedict (countable and uncountable, plural Benedicts)

1. (countable) A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
2. (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A placename:
   1. A minor city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States, named after S. S. Benedict.
   2. A census-designated place in Maryland, United States.
   3. A village in Nebraska, United States.
   4. A city and village in North Dakota, United States.

Related terms

• Benedick
• Benedicta
• Benedictine
• benediction
• Bennet, bennet
• Bennett

Translations

equivalent male given name

• Albanian: Bdek
• Armenian: Բենեդիկտոս (Benediktos)
• Breton: Benead (br) m, Benedig m, Benniged m
• Bulgarian: Бенеди́кт m (Benedíkt)
• Catalan: Benet (ca)
• Czech: Benedikt
• Danish: Bent (da)
• Esperanto: Benedikto
• Extremaduran: Benitu
• Faroese: Bænadikt m, Benadikt m
• Finnish: Pentti (fi)
• Franco-Provençal: Benimo
• French: Benoît (fr)
• Galician: Bieito (gl) m, Bento (gl), Benedito (gl)
• Georgian: ბენედიქტე (benedikṭe)
• German: Benedikt (de)
• Greek: Βενέδικτος (el) m (Venédiktos)

  Ancient Greek: Εὔφημος (Eúphēmos)

• Hungarian: Benedek (hu)
• Icelandic: Benedikt (is)
• Irish: Beinidict
• Italian: Benedetto (it), Benito (it)
• Japanese: ベネディクト (Benedikuto)
• Korean: 베네딕토 (Benedikto)
• Latin: Benedictus (la) m
• Latvian: Benedikts m
• Lithuanian: Benediktas (lt) m
• Māori: Penetito, Penetiki
• Neapolitan: Benedèttë
• Norwegian: Bendik
• Occitan: Benaset m, Benesech m, Benest m
• Polish: Benedykt (pl) m
• Portuguese: Benedito (pt) m, Bento (pt) m
• Romanian: Benedict m
• Russian: Венедикт (ru) (Venedikt)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Бенедикт m

  Latin: Benedikt m

• Slovak: Benedikt
• Slovene: Benedikt (sl) m
• Spanish: Benedicto (es) (papal), Benito (es) m, Benicio (es) m
• Swedish: Bengt (sv)
• Venetan: Beneto (vec) m
• Vietnamese: Biển Đức, Bênêđictô

equivalent patronymic surname

• French: Benoît (fr)

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Benedict”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

German

Proper noun

Benedict m (proper noun, strong, genitive Benedicts)

1. a male given name, a less common variant of Benedikt