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Bengt.

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict

5 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

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  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. First recorded in Sweden as Benkt in 1364. Cognate with Danish Bent and English Bennett.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.