Benedict

Benedikt or Benedict is a male given name or family name . The feminine form is Benedicta, Benedikta or Benedicts.

Name meaning

The name is derived from the Latin bene dicere ("speak well", also "bless" (on the other hand maledicere "speak badly, curse")). The Christian first name Benedict means "the blessed one". Or also "the one who blesses" as well as "the one who speaks well", as the derivation suggests.

variants

Short form: Bene, Benne, Benni, Benny , Beni , Bendix , Benz , Ben , Beno , Beda , Benu, Beanie, Bensi, Bney, Beney (Berndeutsch / Slang)

Albanian : Bekim
English : Bennett , Bennet
Finnish : Pentti
French : Benoit , Benoît
Hebrew : Baruch בָּרוּךְ
Italian : Benedetto
Lithuanian : Benediktas
Dutch : Benedictus, Benedict, Benedikt, Benooit, Benoot, Benooi, Bendiks, Bendix, Bits
Polish : Benedykt
Portuguese : Benedito, Bento
Provencal : Bénézet
Romansh : Banadetg
Swiss German , especially Bern German : Bendicht
Scandinavian : Benedikt, Bendix, Bendik etc .; with short forms:
- Danish (also occurring in Norway): Bent
- Swedish : Bengt
Spanish : Benedicto, Benito
Hungarian : Benedek ; Short form Bence

Name days

The different name days can be traced back to the following saints:

January 12th - Memorial Day of St. Benedict Biscop Baducing (628–690), English monk
January 20 - Remembrance Day of Bl. Benedikt Ricasoli († 1107), Italian hermit monk
February 12 - Memorial Day (in the Aachen regional calendar) of St. Benedict von Aniane (birth name: Witiza, around 750–821)
March 21 - anniversary of the death of St. Benedict of Nursia (around 480-547), founder of western monasticism
April 4 - Feast of St. Benedict the Mohr (1526–1589), African-Italian monk in Palermo
April 16 - Feast of St. Benedict Joseph Labre (1748–1783), French mystic
April 24 - Memorial Day of St. Benedetto Menni (1841–1914), Italian priest
May 8 - Memorial Day of Pope Benedict II († 685)
July 11th - Memorial Day of St. Benedict of Nursia as Patron of Europe (since 1970)
September 26th - Memorial Day of Benito Jerónimo Feijoo (1676–1764), Spanish monk
November 12th - Memorial Day of St. Benedict (Hermit) († 1003), Italian hermit, martyr in Poland

Well-known namesake

Popes

Benedict were called the following popes and counter- popes :

Benedict I. 575-579
Benedict II. 683-685
Benedict III 855-858
Benedict IV. 900–903
Benedict V 964
Benedict VI. 972-974
Benedict VII. 974-983
Benedict VIII. 1012-1024
Benedict IX 1032-1048
Benedict X. (Antipope) 1058-1059
Benedict XI. 1303-1304
Benedict XII. 1334-1342
Benedict XIII. (Antipope) 1394-1423
Benedict XIV (antipope) 1425–1430
Benedict XIII. 1724-1730
Benedict XIV. 1740–1758
Benedict XV 1914-1922
Benedict XVI. 2005-2013

Other, single name

Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (Provost) (~ 1435– ~ 1505), Danish bailiff and monastery provost of Uetersen
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (1440–1500) , knight and landlord of the Lehmkuhlen, Hasselburg and Wittmold estates
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (1546–1606) , bailiff von Steinburg and bearer of the Dannebrog and the elephant orders
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (1593–1634) , heir to Haseldorf, Osterrade, Kluvensiek and monastery provost of Uetersen
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (1678–1757) , landlord of the Holstein estates of Jersbek and Stegen
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (Haselau) († 1698), Lord of Haseldorf and Haselau
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (Osterrade) (1650–1712), Lord of Osterrade, Kluvensiek, Sehestedt and Kronsburg
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (1685–1739) , Privy Councilor, Chancellery President and Chamberlain of Duke Karl Friedrich
Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (District Administrator) (1717–1776), Commander of Helgoland and District Administrator in Uetersen.
Benedikt I von Ahlefeldt (Haseldorf) († 1586), heir to Haseldorf and bearer of the Dannebrog Order and the Order of Elephants
Benedikt Wilhelm von Ahlefeldt (1678–1748), master of Gut Kaden, major and district administrator
Benedikt von Aniane (* before 750; † 821), reform abbot of the 9th century
Benedict I (Gran) († after 1055), Archbishop of Hungary
Benedictus Polonus (Polish: Benedykt Polak, around 1200 – around 1280), Polish Franciscan

First name

Benedikt Bachmeier senior (1852–1912), German landowner and member of the German Reichstag

Benedikt Beisheim (* 1987), German saber fencer

Benedikt Doll (* 1990), German biathlete

Benedikt Dreyer (* before 1495, † after 1555), German carver and painter

Benedikt Dyrlich (* 1950), Sorbian writer, politician and journalist

Benedikt Gambs (* around 1703; † 1751), Baroque painter

Benedikt Gutjan (* 1983), German radio presenter and voice actor
Benedikt Höwedes (* 1988), German soccer player
Benedikt Kautsky (1894–1960), Austrian economist and finance expert
Benedikt Kirsch (* 1996), German soccer player
Benedikt König (1842–1906) was a German sculptor, picture carver, caster and modeller
Benedikt Niese (1849–1910), German classical philologist and ancient historian
Benedikt Pillwein (1779–1847), Austrian lawyer
Benedikt Reetz (1897–1964), German abbot of the Benedictines
Benedikt Ried (* around 1454; † 1534), German-Bohemian architect of the late Gothic and Renaissance periods
Benedikt Schmittmann (1872–1939), German social scientist and social politician
Benedikt Schwank (1923–2016), German Benedictine monk and professor of New Testament and Biblical Archeology
Benedikt Wagner (* 1990), German saber fencer
Benedikt Waldeck (1802–1870), German politician
Benedikt Weber (* 1974), German moderator and voice actor
Benedikt Zenetti (1821–1904), German abbot of the Benedictines

family name

Clotilde Benedikt (1868–1939), Austrian women's rights activist
Dirk Benedict (* 1945), American actor, known from Das A-Team
Edmund Benedikt (1851–1929), Austrian lawyer and politician
Erich Benedikt (* 1929), Austrian ministerial official, German studies specialist, high school teacher and music writer
Ernst Benedikt (1882–1973), Austrian journalist and writer
Georg Benedikt (1890–1952), German farmer
Günther Benedikt , former Mayor of St. Pölten
Hans Benedikt (1936–2012), German engineer
Heinrich Benedikt (1886–1981), Austrian lawyer and historian
Herbert Benedikt (1925–1987), painter and graphic artist of the Fantastic Realism of the Vienna School
Julian Benedikt (* 1963), German film director and producer and actor
Michael Benedikt (philosopher) (1928–2012), Austrian philosopher and university professor
Michael Benedikt (writer) (1935–2007), American writer and editor
Michael Benedikt (computer scientist) , American computer scientist and university professor
Moriz Benedikt (neurologist) (1835–1920), Austrian neurologist
Moriz Benedikt (publicist) (1849–1920), Austrian publicist
Rosemarie Benedikt (* 1939), Austrian ceramic and glass artist
Rudolf Benedikt (1852-1896), Austrian chemist

Place names

Benedict (Slovenia)