Benoît

French: [bənwa]GenderMaleLanguage(s)Old FrenchOriginMeaning"blessed"Region of originFranceOther namesAlternative spellingBenoist, BenoitRelated namesBenoîte, Bénédicte
Benoît
PronunciationFrench: [bənwa]
Language(s)Old French
Origin
Meaning"blessed"
Region of originFrance
Other names
Variant form(s)Bennett, Bennet, Benedict

Benoît (French: [bənwa]) is a French male given name. It is less frequently spelled Benoist. The name comes from the Latin word benedictus, which means "blessed", equivalent in meaning to Bénédicte or the English name Benedict. A female derivative of the name is Benoîte.

The personal name Benoît is to be distinguished from Benoit as a family name, which is usually spelled without the circumflex accent. Early form of the name was spelled with an "s" (Benoist), but as with many words in the French language, the "s" was eventually replaced with a circumflex accent over the "i".

Benoît in other languages

  • Arabic: بندكتوس
  • Aragonese: Benedet
  • Asturian: Benitu
  • Basque: Beñat
  • Breton: Beneat
  • Catalan : Benet
  • Croatian : Benedikt
  • Danish: Benedikt, Bendt
  • Czech: Benedikt, Beneš
  • Dutch: Benedictus, Benoot
  • English: Benedict
  • Finnish: Benediktus, Pentti
  • Galician : Bieito
  • German : Benedikt
  • Greek: Βενέδικτος (Venediktos)
  • Hungarian: Benedek
  • Irish: Bennett
  • Italian: Benedetto, Benito
  • Latin: Benedictus
  • Latvian: Benedikts, Bendiks, Benis
  • Norwegian: Benedikt, Bendik
  • Polish: Benedykt
  • Portuguese: Benedito, Bento
  • Provençal: Bénézet
  • Romanian: Benedict
  • Russian: Венедикт
  • Slovak: Benedikt, Beňadik
  • Slovenian: Benedikt
  • Spanish: Benedicto, Benito
  • Swedish: Benedikt, Bengt
  • Ukrainian: Бенедикт, Венедикт
  • Yiddish: Benesh

Benoist as a given name

Benoît as a given name

Benoist as a family name

Benoit as a family name

  • André Benoit (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
  • Avril Benoit (before 1990), Canadian broadcast journalist
  • Bob Benoit (horse racing) (1927–2008), general manager of the Hollywood Park race track
  • Brian Benoit (before 1999), American metal-core guitarist
  • Chris Benoit (1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler
  • Clinton Benoit (born 1973), Haitian musician
  • Christine Benoit (born 1972), Seychellois Anglican priest
  • David Benoit (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
  • David Benoit (musician) (born 1953), American jazz fusion pianist
  • Georges Benoît (1883–1942), French cinematographer and actor
  • Germaine Benoit (1901–1983) French chemical engineer, pharmacologist and biologist, known for contributions to the study of sympathomimetic drugs.
  • Hubert Benoit (born 1963), Canadian politician
  • Hubert Benoit (psychotherapist) (1904–1992) French psychotherapist
  • Jason Benoit (born 1984), Canadian Country Music Singer/Songwriter
  • Joan Benoit (born 1957), American first women's Olympic marathon champion
  • Joaquín Benoit (born 1977), Dominican professional baseball pitcher
  • John J. Benoit (1951–2016), American law enforcement officer and politician
  • Justin-Mirande René Benoit (1844–1922), French physicist
  • Kelly Benoit-Bird (born 1976), American scientist
  • Leon Benoit (born 1950), Canadian politician
  • Luigi Benoit (1804–1890), Italian ornithologist and conchologist
  • Maurice Benoit ("Moe") (1932–2013), Canadian professional hockey player
  • Michel Benoit (chess player) (born 1949), French chess player
  • Nancy Benoit (1964–2007), American professional wrestling valet and wife of Chris Benoit
  • Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born 1973), Swiss beach volleyball player
  • Paul Benoit (composer) (1893–1979), French monk and composer of organ music
  • Pedro Benoit (1836–1897), Argentine architect, engineer and urbanist
  • Peter Benoit (1834–1901), Belgian composer
  • Pierre Benoit (archaeologist) (1906–1987), born Maurice Benoit, French theologian
  • Pierre Benoit (MLA) (1824–1870), Quebec politician
  • Pierre Benoit (novelist) (1886–1962), French novelist
  • Pierre Benoit (Ontario politician) (born 1939), Canadian lawyer and politician, former mayor of Ottawa, Ontario
  • Pierre Basile Benoit (1837–1910), Canadian farmer and political figure
  • Ryan Benoit (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
  • Silvia Benoit, Swiss female curler, European champion
  • Simon Benoit (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Tab Benoit (born 1967), American blues guitarist
  • Ted Benoit (1947–2016), French comics artist, graphic novelist
  • Yasmin Benoit (born 1996), English model and activist
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