Benoît
\bə.nwa\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \bə.nwa\ |
| Also spelled | Benoit |
Origin and meaning
From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”), from Latin benedicō. Cf. benoît. Compare Occitan Beneset, Catalan Benet, Italian Benedetto, Spanish Benito, Portuguese Bento.
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
Around the world
- GermanBenedikt
- EnglishBenedict, Bennet
- BretonBeneat
- CatalanBenet
- CroatianBenedikt
- DanishBendt
- SpanishBenedicto, Benito
- GreekΒενέδικτος
- Hebrewבָּרוּךְ
- HungarianBenedek
- ItalianBenedetto, Benito
- LatinBenedictus
- LatvianBenedikts, Benis
- LithuanianBenediktas
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).