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Bengt
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Norwegian
Etymology
Cognate with sv Bengt. Recorded in Norway since the 14th century.
Proper noun
no male Benedict
Related terms
no Bent
Swedish
Etymology
Contraction of sv la-lat Benedictus. First recorded in Sweden as Benkt in 1364. Cognate with da Bent and en Bennett.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Bengt.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male Benedict
Related terms
(surnames) sv Bengtsson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 99 785 males with the given name Bengt living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.