Boy · Latin
Benoît
Say it: buh-NWAH
Meaning
From Latin benedictus 'blessed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Honouring Saint Benedict, steadily used in France.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 360 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 1922, about 1 in 77,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Benedict |
|---|---|
| Italian | Benedetto |
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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