Bent

bent ben't English Etymology en Proper noun s en Derived terms en Bent County Bentleigh Danish Alternative forms da Bendt Etymology Medieval contraction of da la-lat Benedictus. Cognate with sv Bengt. Proper noun da male Benedict Related terms (feminine forms) da Bente (surnames) da Bentsen References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 43 180 males with the given name Bent have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. Dutch Etymology Attested as bent in 1615. Derived from nl bent moor grass, Molinia sp.. Pronunciation nl Bent Proper noun n nl hamlet mun/Alphen aan den Rijn p/South Holland c/Netherlands References bent Norwegian Etymology From no da Bent, c. 1400. Proper noun no male Benedict