Benilde
ben-NIL-duh
French variation of Latin
"good"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Benilde Origin and Meaning
The name Benilde is a girl's name of French origin meaning "good".
The strong and unusual name of a medieval (male) saint and a contemporary (female) novelist, Benilde Little.
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Famous People Named Benilde
- St. Bénilde (born Pierre Romançon)a 19th,century Catholic saint
- St. Benildis (French: Bénilde) of Cordobaa Christian woman martyred in the year 853 in Muslim,ruled Spain
- Benilde Littlenovelist
Benilde in Pop Culture
- The saint is known as Benilda in Spanish. It comes from the old Germanic name Bernhild meaning "bearbattle," 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.