Benedict (surname)

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

Benedict is a patronymic surname, referring to the given name Benedict, which 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).

People with the surname Benedict

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