Name: Benedict
Gender: Male
Usage: Benedict, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Benedict are in general originating from Austria, Germany, Romania, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Benedict across the world, see Benedictus.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Benedict is: Blessed.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Benedict is ranked on the 2,797th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 131600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Benedict has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Benedict is a masculine given name. It comes from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed" and most commonly refers to Saint Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict and thereby of Western Monasticism (Benedictine). The Italian equivalent is Benedetto.
English: from Church Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. This was the name of the saint (c.480–c.550) who composed the Benedictine rule of Christian monastic life that is still followed in essence by all Western orders. He was born near Spoleto in Umbria, central Italy. After studying in Rome, he went to live as a hermit at Subiaco, and later organized groups of followers and imitators into monastic cells. In c.529 he moved to Monte Cassino, where he founded the great monastery that is still the centre of the Benedictine order. His rule is simple, restrained, and practical. The name is used mainly by Roman Catholics.
Variant: English: Bennett.
Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Benneit. French: Benoît. Italian: Benedetto. Spanish: Benito. Portuguese: Bento. Catalan: Benet. Provençal: Bénézet. German, Dutch: Benedikt. Danish: Bendt, Bent. Swedish: Bengt. Russian: Venedikt. Polish: Benedykt Czech: Beneš. Hungarian: Benedek. Finnish: Pentti.
Feminine forms: Latin: Benedicta. French: Benoîte. Italian: Benedetta. German, Dutch: Benedikta.
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