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Benito

Latin
"blessed"
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By Nameberry
Updated Wed Feb 04 2026

Benito Origin and Meaning

Variation of Benedict
# 986 in the US

Benito Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Benito

Famous People Named Benito

  • Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini
    Italian Fascist dictator
  • Benito Pablo Juárez
    26th President of Mexico
  • Benito "Benny" Carbone
    Italian footballer
  • Benito Pérez Galdós
    Spanish novelist
  • Benito Santiago
    Puerto Rican baseball player
  • Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
    Puerto Rican poet
  • Benito Dxuladi (adopted 2010)
    son of Mexican singer Lila Downs
  • Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
    Puerto Rican singer and rapper

The name Benito in Pop Culture

  • "Benito Cereno
    " short story by Herman Melville

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