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View Name: Benigno


BENIGNO
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning & History
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus which meant "kind, friendly" in Latin. This was the name of several saints including a 5th-century disciple of Saint Patrick who later became the chief Bishop of Ireland.
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FEMININE FORMS: Benigna (Italian), Benigna (Spanish), Benigna (Portuguese)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Benignus (Late Roman)
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