Benigna
Benigna is a female given name, which comes from the word compound "benignus" = good-natured and kind. It is derived from the Latin "benignitas" = goodness, mildness or benevolence, the male form is benignus .
Benigna is the given name of the following people:
- Benigna († around 1241), Polish nun and martyr
- Benigna Munsi (* 2002), German-Indian Nuremberg Christkind 2019/2020
- Benigna von Springiersbach († before 1107), also known as Benigna de Duna or Benigna von Daun , founder of the Springiersbach monastery
- Benigna Marie Reuss zu Ebersdorf (1695–1751), Countess Reuss von Lobenstein from the Ebersdorf line and German hymn poet
- Maria Benigna Franziska von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1635–1701), by marriage Princess Piccolomini and Duchess of Amalfi
- Benigna Schultzen , accused in a witch trial from 1699 to 1711
- Benigna Schönhagen (* 1952), German historian
- Benigna von Krusenstjern (* 1947), German historian
See also:
- Benignity (Latin benignitas "goodness", "mildness") generally means "benignity" in contrast to malignancy for "malignancy", especially in medicine
- Helvetia Benigna Medal