Benedictus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Benedictus

What is the meaning of the name Benedictus ?

The baby name Benedictus is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌbɛnəˈdɪktəs/ (be-NEH-dik-tus).

Benedictus is Latin in Origin.

Benedictus is the classical and ecclesiastical Latin masculine form meaning “blessed,” from bene “well” + dicere “to speak.” Prominent in Christian tradition, it titles the Canticle of Zechariah (Luke 1:68) and the “Benedictus qui venit” of the Mass. As a personal name it spread across Europe through the fame of Saint Benedict of Nursia and numerous popes styled Benedictus in Latin, remaining common in monastic, clerical, and scholarly records from the Middle Ages into the early modern period, often as a Latinization of local forms.

International variants include Benedict (English), Benedetto (Italian), Benito (Spanish), Bento or Benedito (Portuguese), Benoît (French), Benedikt (German, Czech, and Scandinavian), Benedykt (Polish), Benedek (Hungarian), Benediktas (Lithuanian), Benedikts (Latvian), Benet (Catalan), Bengt (Swedish), and Bendik (Norwegian). Dutch records frequently retain the Latin Benedictus. Feminine counterparts are Benedicta and Benita. The name uniformly conveys the sense of blessing, good favor, and commendation.