Benedictus (given name)

For other uses, see Benedictus (disambiguation).

BenedictusGender| Male

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Origin
Word/name| Latin
Meaning| "blessed"
Other names
Related names| Benedicto, Benedicta, Benedict, Benedictum, Benedic

Benedictus is a given name. It might be the Latin parallel for Baruch. Notable people with the name include:

* Benedictus Appenzeller (c. 1480 - 1558), Franco-Flemish singer and composer
* Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527–1598), Spanish orientalist
* Benedictus Buns (1642–1716), German/Dutch priest and composer
* Benedictus Marwood Kelly (1785–1867), British naval officer
* Benedictus Aretius (1505–1574), Swiss Protestant theologian and natural philosopher
* Benedictus van Haeften (1588–1648), Provost of Affligem Abbey and a writer of religious works
* Benedictus Spinoza (1632–1677), also known as Baruch Spinoza, a Portuguese-Jewish philosopher famous for being "The First Secular".

Benedictus is also the Latin form of the name Benedict borne by many figures including Pope Benedict XVI.

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Given names and surnames derived from the word "Blessed"

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Given name|

* Hebrew: Baruch
* Germanic: Beat, Beata, Beate, Helga, Zelda
* Greek: Makarios
* Romance: Benedict, Beatus, Macarius
* Slavic: Aleh, Beata, Makar, Makarije, Makary, Oleg, Oleh, Olga
* Turkish: Sait

Surname|

* Arabic: Abu Sa'id
* Germanic: Benedict, Bennet, Bennett, Benett, Benet, Blessed, Seliger, Seeliger, Seligmann, Zeldin, Zelikovitch
* Hebrew: Baruch
* Slavic: Beneš/Benesh/Benešová, Benesch, Makar, Makara, Venediktov

Both|

* Arabic: Anam, Barack, Mabrouk, Mubarak, Saʽid
* Germanic:Selig, Zelig
* Romance: Benedictus, Benito, Bento

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