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Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. beh-NEEGH-no(Spanish) beh-NEEN-nyo(Italian)

Meaning & History

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus, which meant "kind, friendly". This was the name of several saints including a 5th-century disciple of Saint Patrick who later became the archbishop of Armagh.