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Benedict
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benedict
English
Alternative forms
en Bene't obsolete
Etymology
en :lbor la-lat:Benedictus
From Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine Order, from en la-lat Benedictus, from la benedictus blessed, well spoken of, from en la benedīcō to bless, to speak well of. en Bennett Benoit Benito.
Pronunciation
bĕ'nədĭkt, en /ˈbɛnədɪkt/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benedict.wav Southern England
Proper noun
~ s
en countable en male Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
en countable en patronymics.
A placename:
en minor city co/Wilson County s/Kansas c/USA, named after S. S. Benedict.
en census-designated place s/Maryland c/USA.
en village s/Nebraska c/USA.
en city/and/village s/North Dakota c/USA.
Derived terms
en Benson
Related terms
en Benedick Benedictine benediction Benedicta Bennett Bennet,bennet
Translations
equivalent male given name
Albanian: sq Bdek
Armenian: hy Բենեդիկտոս
Breton: br Benead m, br Benedig m, br Benniged m
Bulgarian: bg Бенеди́кт m
Catalan: ca Benet
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 本尼迪克特, cmn 本篤 Catholicism
Czech: cs Benedikt
Danish: da Bent
Esperanto: eo Benedikto
Extremaduran: ext Benitu
Faroese: fo Bænadikt m, fo Benadikt m
Finnish: fi Pentti
Franco-Provençal: frp Benimo
French: fr Benoît
Galician: gl Bieito m, gl Bento, gl Benedito
Georgian: ka ბენედიქტე
German: de Benedikt
Greek: el Βενέδικτος m
Ancient Greek: grc Εὔφημος
Hungarian: hu Benedek
Icelandic: is Benedikt
Irish: ga Beinidict
Italian: it Benedetto, it Benito
Japanese: ja ベネディクト Benedikuto
Korean: ko ^베네딕토
Latin: la Benedictus m
Latvian: lv Benedikts m
Lithuanian: lt Benediktas m
Māori: mi Penetito, mi Penetiki
Neapolitan: nap Benedèttë
Norwegian: no Bendik
Occitan: oc Benaset m, oc Benesech m, oc Benest m
Polish: pl Benedykt m
Portuguese: pt Benedito m, pt Bento m
Romanian: ro Benedict m
Russian: ru Венедикт
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Бенедикт m
Latin: sh Benedikt m
Slovak: sk Benedikt
Slovene: sl Benedikt m
Spanish: es Benedicto papal, es Benito m, es Benicio m
Swedish: sv Bengt
Venetan: vec Beneto m
Vietnamese: vi Biển Đức, vi Bênêđictô
equivalent patronymic surname
French: fr Benoît
References
German
Proper noun
m
de male a less common Benedikt