Benedict

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
• A placename

Origin

• 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"). Bennett, Benoit, and Benito.