Benedict

• Bene't (obsolete)

From Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine Order, from Late Latin benedictus (“blessed, well spoken of”), from Latin benedīcō (“I bless, I speak well of”). Doublet of Bennett, Benoit, and Benito.

• enPR: bĕ'nədĭkt, IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnədɪkt/

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Benedict (countable and uncountable, plural Benedicts)

1. (countable) A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
2. (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A placename:
   1. A minor city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States, named after S. S. Benedict.
   2. A census-designated place in Maryland, United States.
   3. A village in Nebraska, United States.
   4. A city and village in North Dakota, United States.

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Benedict”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Benedict m (proper noun, strong, genitive Benedicts)

1. a male given name, a less common variant of Benedikt