Benedict (surname)

Benedict
Origin
Language(s) Latin
Meaning "Blessed"
Other names
Variant(s) Bennett, Benoit

Benedict is a common surname that comes from the Latin word meaning "blessed". The name was popularized by Saint Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict and thereby of Western Monasticism (Benedictine).

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People with the surname Benedict

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