Bennet
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See also: bennet
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Benedict. Cf. French Benoît, Norman Beneît. Doublet of Benoit and Benito.
Proper noun[edit]
Bennet
- A surname transferred from the given name, a less common spelling of Bennett.
- A male given name from Latin, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
Quotations[edit]
- c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene i]:
- - - - the triplex, sir, is a good tripping measure; or the bells of Saint Bennet, sir, may put you in mind; one, two, three.