Benedicta

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Benedicta

Say it: ben-eh-DIK-tuh

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Meaning

Latin benedicta 'blessed'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A feminine form of Benedict, recorded in medieval England (as Bennett) and used in Catholic Europe; Benedetta is still given in Italy.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

116 babies given this name since 1913
At its height in 1913, about 1 in 124,900 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Latin Italian Spanish French German

The family of the name

Italian	Benedetta
Spanish	Benita
French	Benoîte
German	Benedikta
Polish	Benedykta

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Where this comes from

Medieval European charters and records
Calendars of saints and name days
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.