Bendix as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bendix

What is the meaning of the name Bendix ?

The baby name Bendix is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BEN-diks (IPA: /ˈbɛn.dɪks/).

Bendix is Scandinavian in Origin.

Bendix is a Low German and Danish form of Benedict, from Latin Benedictus “blessed, well-spoken of.” The name spread with the influence of St. Benedict of Nursia; Bendix developed in Hanseatic Low German and entered Danish and Norwegian use. It also appears in Ashkenazi Jewish communities as a vernacular Benedict/Bendit, sometimes paired with the Hebrew Baruch. Today Bendix is rare as a given name in Scandinavia and northern Germany, though familiar as a surname.

Close variants include Benedict and Benedikt, Benedykt (Polish), Benedek (Hungarian), Benoît (French), Benedetto (Italian), Benito (Spanish), Bento (Portuguese), Bengt (Swedish), Bent/Bendt (Danish), and Bendik (Norwegian). Diminutives and short forms include Ben, Benny, and Benno. Across its forms the meaning centers on being “blessed,” giving Bendix an auspicious, traditional core wrapped in a distinctive, modern-sounding X ending.