Benedict.
A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A placename: A minor city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States, named after S. S. Benedict.
A placename: A census-designated place in Maryland, United States.
A placename: A village in Nebraska, United States.
A placename: A city and village in North Dakota, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine Order, from Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed, well spoken of”), from Latin benedīcō (“to bless, to speak well of”). Doublet of Bennett, Benoit, and Benito.
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