Benedict

Latin

"blessed"

Benedict Origin and Meaning

The name Benedict is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "blessed".

Parents who like Ben and Benjamin but find those forms too popular sometimes consider Benedict as a more distinctive choice. Unlike the Old Testament Benjamin, Benedict is the name of the saint who formed the Benedictine Order and of fifteen popes,including a recent one.

Shakespeare used a variant form--Benedick--for the character in Much Ado About Nothing. Other options are Bennett and Benno.

Benedict Cumberbatch is a British stage, film and TV actor, who has been seen as Stephen Hawking, William Pitt, Dr. Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster, and currently as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series.

Just one caveat: There is the link to that infamous traitor Benedict Arnold.

Benedict Rank in US Top 1000

# 928 in the US

Benedict Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 377 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Benedict

• 928 US 2023
• 377 Nameberry 2025
• 60 Unique 2020
• 756 Future 2028
• 652 England 2023
• 79 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Benedict

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• Edwin
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• Francis
• Leopold
• Clarence
• Augustine
• Solomon
• Claude
• Phineas
• Laurence
• Leonard
• Ernest
• Victor
• Edmond
• Lawrence
• Archibald
• Augustus

Famous People Named Benedict

• Saint Benedict of Nursia Italian patron of Europe and students
• Benedict I XVI, popes (latest resigned 2013)
• Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch English actor
• Benedict Arnold American Revolutionary general and traitor
• Benedict Biscop Anglo,Saxon abbot
• Benedict "Ben" Carpenter English sculptor
• Benedict Martin Paul "Ben" Mulroney Canadian TV presenter
• Joseph Benedict "Ben" Chifley 16th prime minister of Australia
• Benedict Joseph Semmes Jr., American admiral
• Benedict Wong English actor

The name Benedict in Pop Culture

• Benedict character in opera "Beatrice et Benedict" by Hector Berlioz
• Benedict Copeland character in Carson McCullers' "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"
• Benedict of Amber character in the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
• Benedict aka Father character in animated series "Codename: Kids Next Door"
• Nicholas Benedict character in "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
• Terry Benedict villain in movie "Ocean's Eleven"
• Eggs benedict breakfast dish
• Benedict Blue A postman in Violet Evergarden anime

International Variations of the name Benedict

• Benedetto Italian
• Bence Hungarian
• Beng Swedish
• Benedikt Russian
• Bendik Norwegian
• Benôit French
• Benneit Scottish Gaelic
• Venya Russian
• Venedict Greek
• Benke Eastern European
• Venka Russian
• Benedek Eastern European
• Bendt Danish
• Benoît Yiddish
• Venedikt Russian
• Benet Catalan
• Bendix Dutch
• Benedik Eastern European
• Pentti Finnish
• Benen Irish
• Benedick Dutch
• Bendek Hungarian
• Benito Portuguese