Benedict

See also: benedict

English

Etymology

From Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine Order, from Late Latin benedictus (“blessed, well spoken of”), from Latin benedīcō (“I bless, I speak well of”).

Pronunciation

enPR: bĕ'nədĭkt, IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnədɪkt/

Proper noun

Benedict

A male given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
A patronymic surname.
A city/village in Kansas.
A census-designated place in Maryland.
A village in Nebraska.
A city/village in North Dakota.

Related terms

Benedicta
Benedictine
benediction
Bennet, bennet
Bennett

Translations

male given name

Armenian: Բենեդիկտոս (Benediktos)
Breton: Benedig
Bulgarian: Бенедикт m (Benedikt)
Catalan: Benet (ca)
Czech: Benedikt
Danish: Bent (da)
Esperanto: Benedikto
Extremaduran: Benitu
Faroese: Bænadikt m, Benadikt m
Finnish: Pentti (fi)
French: Benoît (fr)
Galician: Bieito (gl) m, Bento (gl), Benedito (gl)
Georgian: ბენედიქტე (benedikṭe)
German: Benedikt (de)
Greek: Βενέδικτος (el) m (Venédiktos)
Ancient: Εὔφημος (Eúphēmos)
Hungarian: Benedek (hu)
Icelandic: Benedikt (is)
Irish: Beinidict
Italian: Benedetto (it), Benito (it)

Japanese: ベネディクト (Benedikuto)
Korean: 베네딕토 (Benedikto)
Latin: Benedictus (la) m
Latvian: Benedikts m
Lithuanian: Benediktas (lt) m
Neapolitan: Benedèttë
Norwegian: Bendik
Polish: Benedykt (pl) m
Portuguese: Benedito (pt) m, Bento (pt) m
Romanian: Benedict m
Russian: Венедикт (ru) (Venedikt)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Бенедикт m
Roman: Benedikt m
Slovak: Benedikt
Slovene: Benedikt (sl) m
Spanish: Benedicto (es) (papal), Benito (es) m, Benicio (es) m
Swedish: Bengt (sv)
Venetian: Beneto (vec) m
Vietnamese: Biển Đức, Bênêđictô

References

"Benedict" in the on-line etymology dictionary, accessed on 2005-04-30

German

Proper noun

Benedict m (genitive Benedicts)

A male given name, a less common spelling of Benedikt