Bengt
Norwegian
Etymology
Cognate with Swedish Bengt. Recorded in Norway since the 14th century.
Proper noun
Bengt
- A male given name, equivalent to English Benedict.
Related terms
- Bent
Swedish
Etymology
Contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. First recorded in Sweden as Benkt in 1364. Cognate with Danish Bent and English Bennett.
Proper noun
Bengt c (genitive Bengts)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Benedict.
Related terms
- (surnames) Bengtsson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 99 785 males with the given name Bengt living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.