Meaning & History
Original Latin form of Benedict. This is also the official Dutch form, used on birth certificates but not typically in daily life.
Related Names
DiminutiveBen(Dutch)
Feminine FormBenedicta(Late Roman)
Other Languages & CulturesBenedikt(Czech) Bendt, Bent(Danish) Benedict, Bennett, Ben, Bennie, Benny(English) Pentti(Finnish) Benoît(French) Bieito(Galician) Benedikt, Ben(German) Peni(Hawaiian) Benedek, Benett, Bence(Hungarian) Benedikt(Icelandic) Benedetto, Benito, Bettino(Italian) Bendiks(Latvian) Benedick(Literature) Benediktas, Benas(Lithuanian) Bendik(Norwegian) Benedykt(Polish) Benedito, Bento(Portuguese) Benedikt(Russian) Benito(Spanish) Bengt(Swedish) Benesh(Yiddish)
Name Days
Denmark: March 21
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