Girl or boy · Latin
Bennet
Say it: BEN-it
Meaning
The medieval English vernacular of Latin Benedictus 'blessed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in medieval England for men, and for women as the vernacular of Benedicta.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 1,743 babies given this name since 1910
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 29,300 boys
- 51 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Benet, Benedict, Benedicta
| Latin | Benedictus |
|---|---|
| Italian | Benedetto |
| French | Benoît |
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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