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 (“I bless, I 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: Бенедикт m (Benedikt)
• 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: 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
• Maori: 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

  Roman: Benedikt m

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

equivalent patronymic surname

• French: Benoît (fr)

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “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