The name of a 6th C saint who founded the Benedictine Order, a 7th C Anglo-Saxon saint, an 8th C Italian saint, a 9th C Carolingian saint, an 11th C Hungarian saint, a 12th C French saint, twelve medieval popes, one of whom was also a saint, and four anti-popes.
The English diminutive Ben and the vernacular form Benet are witnessed in 1379 in the relational bynames Bensoñ (WRYPT1 p. 320) and Benetdogter (WRYPT1 p. 297).
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 776 Benedictus (nom) FRA-XXXL 4
- Croatia
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- Croatian
- ● 1597 Benedic Susedgrad1597 p. 30,
Benedictus ibid. p. 30,
Benedik ibid. p. 30,
Benedyk ibid. p. 30
- ◑ 1597 Bedek Susedgrad1597 p. 30,
Bencek ibid. p. 30,
Benko ibid. p. 30
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1351 Benedicto (abl) chlumecky 2;
1356 Benedicti (gen) ibid. 176, p. 29
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Benedicts KD-1 no. 362
- ◑ 1581 Benndtz KD-1 no. 362
- Old Swedish
- ● 1419 Beynts (gen) SDHK no. 19326
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1185x1186 Benedicti (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 16,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 192;
1298 Benedictus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2;
1340xc1450 Benedictus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 6;
1381 Benedictum (acc) Suffolk1381 p. 79,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 76;
1431 Benedictus (nom) EEW p. 89
- Dutch
- ● 1591 Benedictus AuFr Brant;
1593 Benedictus ibid. Brant
- Middle English
- ● 1431 Benet EEW p. 88
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Bennyt LIWill-III p. 61;
1539 Bennet StAnthonlin p. 1;
1540 Bennet ibid. p. 2;
1566 Benet COmar-vol5 p. 3;
1567 Benatt ibid. p. 84;
1575 Bennet BUmar-vol1 p. 25;
1577 Benat COmar-vol5 p. 84;
1580 Bennett COmar-vol2 p. 122;
1581 Bennett ibid. p. 122,
Benntt ibid. p. 122;
1582 Bennett ibid. p. 123;
1587 Benat COmar-vol5 p. 86,
Benet ibid. p. 8;
1588 Benett ibid. p. 8;
1589 Benet DEmar-vol2 p. 19,
Benett COmar-vol5 p. 9;
1591 Benett ibid. p. 9;
1593 Benatt ibid. p. 128,
Bennet DEmar-vol1 p. 86;
1595 Bennett COmar-vol2 p. 123;
1599 Bennet DEmar-vol2 p. 42
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1434 Benedictus BbRT p. 356
- ◑ 1592 Bendt Tiik1977 p. 286,
Pent ibid. p. 286,
Pentz ibid. p. 285
- Early Modern Swedish
- ◑ 1564 Bencht (nom) Hiiumaa p. 102;
1565 Bengtt (nom) ibid. p. 102;
1576 Benth (nom) ibid. p. 49;
1577 Benth (nom) ibid. p. 120;
1583 Bent (nom) ibid. p. 120;
1589 Bengt (nom) ibid. p. 126;
1595 Bengt (nom) ibid. p. 120
- Finland
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- Early Modern Swedish
- ◑ 1548 Bencts (gen) Audén1980 p. 168
- France
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- Latin
- ● c550 Benedicti (gen) DCEL-2 Add. I;
c823 Benedictus (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved;
11thC Benedictus (nom) StVdM-II 710;
1047x1061 Benedictus (nom) CartNDSaintes XV;
1060 Benedicti (gen) ibid. XIX;
1067x1074 Benedictus (nom) ibid. XIII;
1123 Benedictus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXV;
1135 Benedicti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVIII;
1157x1184 Benedictus (nom) ChartCaen2 2;
1179 Benedicto (abl) clairvaux-12thc 176;
1180 Benedicti (gen) RotScaNor p. 3;
1241 Benedictus (nom) NDParisII 2-CXII;
1249 Benedictus (nom) ibid. 2-CIX;
1301 Benedictus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 260;
1378 Benedicti (gen) hanquetvol1 1815
- Old French
- ● 1290 Benoist (obl) HistHdVParis p. 106;
1296 Benoist paris1296 p. 32;
1298 Benoest (obl) HistHdVParis p. 138;
1301 Benois (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 233;
1303 Benoit (nom) ArchCambIII p. 152;
1313 Benoist Paris1313 p. 94;
1337 Benedic (obl) ChronMaillezais p. 166
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Benoist DdB1418 p. 203,
HGParis p. 378;
1421 Benoit favier 1201;
1561 Benoist RegPCC-1 p. 5;
1564 Benest ibid. p. 75,
Benoist ibid. p. 45;
1565 Benest ibid. p. 117,
Benoist ibid. p. 131;
1566 Benest ibid. p. 247;
1567 Benest ibid. p. 333,
Benoist ibid. p. 308;
1568 Benest ibid. p. 415;
1571 Benest ibid. p. 447;
1572 Benest ibid. p. 518,
Benoist ibid. p. 507
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 814 Benedictus (nom) quix-vol1 86;
946 Benedicti (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXXIV;
1394 Benedicti (gen) SMM p. 202,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 178
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Benedick Nurn1497 754
- Hungary
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- Latin
- ● 1301 Benedicti (gen) Slíz p. 51, s.n. Benedictus,
Benedictj (gen) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1302 Benedicto (abl) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1304 Benedicto (abl) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1307 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1308 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1310 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1311 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1312 Benedictum (acc) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1313 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 51, s.n. Benedictus;
1315 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1316 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1317 Benedicti (gen) CDH-VIII-II XV,
Benedicto (abl) ibid. XV;
1318 Benedictum (acc) Slíz p. 52, s.n. Benedictus,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1321 Benedictum (acc) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1322 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1324 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1325 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1326 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1327 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 52, s.n. Benedictus;
1328 Benedictum (acc) ibid. p. 53, s.n. Benedictus;
1329 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 53, s.n. Benedictus;
1330 Benedicto (abl) ibid. p. 53, s.n. Benedictus;
1332 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 53, s.n. Benedictus;
1332x1337 Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 53, s.n. Benedictus;
1333 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 57, s.n. Benedictus;
1334 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 57, s.n. Benedictus;
1336 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 57, s.n. Benedictus;
1342 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 58, s.n. Benedictus
- ◑ 1310 Bench (nom) Slíz p. 58, s.n. Benedictus;
1311 Bench (nom) ibid. p. 58, s.n. Benedictus,
Benke (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus;
1312 Benke (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus;
1313 Benke (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus;
1318 Bench (nom) ibid. p. 58, s.n. Benedictus,
Benke (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus;
1325 Benke (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus;
1331 Bench (nom) ibid. p. 58, s.n. Benedictus,
Bense (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus;
1332x1337 Bench (nom) ibid. p. 58, s.n. Benedictus;
1340 Bense (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus;
1341 Benke (nom) ibid. p. 59, s.n. Benedictus
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Benedictus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 16
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 973 Benedictus (nom) UrkStyria 26;
1164 Benedicto (abl) SDE3 I;
1236 Benedicto (abl) TirNot1 9;
1265x1339 Benetti (gen) BBC-Berg 200;
1326 Benedictus (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 428;
1348 Benedicti (gen) INP 15,
Benedicto (abl) ibid. 15,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. 15;
1376 Benedicto (abl) DouGen1 p. 23;
1387 Benedicti (gen) Venditti II-17;
1449 Benedicti (gen) VitAs2 V,
Benedicto (abl) ibid. X;
1464 Benedictus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI;
1478 Benedicti (gen) RCCaetani6 2720;
1522x1532 Benedictus (nom) DSF p. 52, 37;
1527 Benedicti (gen) Rome1527 p. 83,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 83
- ◑ 1285 Benedictoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154
- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Benedetto LeoX p. 17
- Lithuania
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- Polish
- ◑ 1564x1569 Banis (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 86
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1488 Benedicti (gen) carbonell-I p. 23;
1490 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 40;
1491 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 59,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 56,
Benet (nom) ibid. p. 58;
1492 Benedicti (gen) ibid. p. 67,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. p. 66
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Benedito valencia1510 3256,
Benet ibid. 3740
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1315 bendicts (gen) SDHK 2688;
1350 Benedicti (gen) ibid. no. 6055,
Benedicto (dat) ibid. no. 6023,
Benedictus (nom) ibid. no. 6002,
Bændiks (gen) ibid. no. 6042;
1358 Benedicti (gen) ibid. 7427;
1420 Benedicti (gen) ibid. no. 19553
- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Bendictz (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1906,
Benedictzs ibid. no. 1948;
1403 Beincter (nom) SDHK no. 16006;
1409 Benkter (nom) ibid. no. 17350,
Benktir (nom) ibid. no. 17350;
1411 Beincth (nom) ibid. no. 17735;
1413 Benedikth (nom) ibid. no. 18026;
1420 Bænkt (nom) ibid. no. 19436
- ◑ 1383 Beinctz (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1930,
Beincz (gen) ibid. no. 1928,
Beintz (gen) ibid. no. 1902,
Benc (gen) ibid. no. 1932,
Beynt ibid. no. 1902,
Bæint ibid. no. 1926,
Bændix (gen) ibid. no. 1911;
1402 Bentz (gen) SDHK no. 15897;
1406 Bengtz (gen) ibid. no. 16646;
1407 Beinctz (gen) ibid. no. 16880,
Bæinct (nom) ibid. no. 16943;
1409 Bencht (nom) ibid. no. 17269,
Bencts (gen) ibid. no. 17263,
Bænct (gen) ibid. no. 17265,
Bæncts (gen) ibid. no. 17226,
Bænt (nom) ibid. no. 17341;
1411 Bencht (nom) ibid. no. 17663,
Bænkt (nom) ibid. no. 17737;
1412 Bength (nom) ibid. no. 17923;
1413 Benkt (nom) ibid. no. 18131;
1418 Bænktz (gen) ibid. no. 19090;
1419 Bencth (nom) ibid. no. 19234,
Bænkt (nom) ibid. no. 19388
- Wales
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- Latin
- ● 1497 Benet (nom) ArchCambIII p. 68
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Benedict". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Benedict.