Benilde

ben-NIL-duh

French variation of Latin

"good"

Updated Wed Feb 04 2026

The name Benilde peaked for girls at #3788 in 1928.

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St. Bénilde (born Pierre Romançon)
a 19th,century Catholic saint
St. Benildis (French: Bénilde) of Cordoba
a Christian woman martyred in the year 853 in Muslim,ruled Spain
Benilde Little
novelist

The saint is known as Benilda in Spanish. It comes from the old Germanic name Bernhild meaning "bear
battle," but folk etymology likes to connect this name to the same Latin source as Benedict, thus giving it the meaning of "good." This meaning and etymology, however, are mere wishful thinking.

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