71%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Late Roman, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /be.ne.ˈðik.ta/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Benedictus (see Benedict). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveBenita(Spanish) Masculine FormsBenedictus(Late Roman) Benedicto(Spanish) Other Languages & CulturesBenedicte, Benedikte, Bente, Benthe(Danish) Bente(Dutch) Bénédicte, Benoîte(French) Benedikta(German) Benedetta, Bettina(Italian) Benedicte, Benedikte, Bente(Norwegian) Benedykta(Polish) Benedita(Portuguese) Bengta(Swedish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #513 in 1930 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #363 in 1950 Spain (by decade) Categories blessed, Catholic saints, ends in -ta, European princesses, feminine forms, nobility, Orthodox saints, princesses, royalty, saints