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The baby name Benita is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced beh-NEE-tah.

Benita is Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3
Origin: Latin, Spanish
Pronunciation: beh-NEE-tah

What is the meaning of the name Benita ?

The baby name Benita is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced beh-NEE-tah.

Benita is Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Benita is a Spanish feminine form of Benito, ultimately from Latin Benedictus and its feminine Benedicta. The Latin adjective is the past participle of benedicere, built from bene, well, and dicere, to speak; in Christian Latin it acquired the sense blessed. Earlier classical usage could signify well spoken of, while the baptismal name fixed the religious reading of one who has been blessed.

Usage belongs chiefly to Romance-language naming, especially Spanish contexts, beside Portuguese Benedita, Italian Benedetta, French Bénédicte and Benoîte, and northern forms such as Danish or Norwegian Benedikte. The wider family gained prominence through Saint Benedict of Nursia and the Benedictine tradition, though Benita itself is a later vernacular feminine rather than an early saint’s name. In English-speaking countries it appeared intermittently in the twentieth century; U.S. records show it outside the top 1000 in recent decades. Literary notice includes H. Rider Haggard’s 1906 novel Benita.

Benita has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Benita

Benita Hume Actor · Born 1906 · United Kingdom Benita Hume was best known as an English theatre and film actress who appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955. Born in 1907, she built a successful screen and stage career during the early and mid-20th century.

Benita – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2010 #1 — 983
HT 0 #12 1 399
HT Girls 0 #20 4 950
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
EE Girls 0 #140 3 1,888
BO Girls 0 #148 1,201 9,488
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
SI Girls 0 #160 15 2,769
PR Girls 0 #161 7 3,171
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
LT Girls 0 #173 22 1,904
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
AO Girls 0 #191 19 4,575
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
NA Girls 0 #198 27 7,146
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
PL 0 #208 5 2,600
HU Girls 0 #218 8 3,308
AL Girls 0 #223 5 4,141
BO 0 #227 162 6,868
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
NG 0 #248 17 5,926
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
EC Girls 0 #254 5 3,650
MO Girls 0 #261 3 7,056
Finland Girls 0 #267 138 1,368
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
Canada Girls 2020 #279 5 2,919
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
NG Girls 0 #287 901 15,093
PL Girls 0 #289 66 5,096
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
DK Girls 0 #294 23 7,429
Finland 0 #295 13 830
GH Girls 0 #303 22 6,973
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
CN Girls 0 #334 16 8,829
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
MU Girls 0 #335 17 8,539
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PA Girls 0 #338 148 9,861
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
PH Girls 0 #368 23 13,098
Finland Girls 2026 #369 661 3,895
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
NL 0 #380 12 2,481
OM Girls 0 #381 16 15,987
ZA 0 #384 64 14,421
Austria Girls 0 #400 21 1,885
France Girls 2007 #402 3 3,164
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
Germany 0 #420 18 2,542
CL 0 #428 7 6,867
MX 0 #442 4 8,339
PT Girls 0 #468 4 7,952
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
GT Girls 0 #482 24 7,500
KW Girls 0 #482 34 19,177
CR Girls 0 #489 44 11,342
UY Girls 0 #501 10 6,731
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CM Girls 0 #506 35 11,671
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PE Girls 0 #510 567 14,861
PS Girls 0 #510 14 10,981
AE Girls 0 #514 40 20,968
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
AR Girls 0 #521 79 8,289
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
Spain Girls 0 #527 552 5,561
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
MX Girls 0 #557 966 17,781
SG Girls 0 #557 30 18,916
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
BO Boys 0 #562 31 9,244
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
ZA Girls 0 #590 721 25,928
HK Girls 0 #596 20 16,104
CL Girls 0 #601 258 14,098
IL Girls 0 #604 14 11,648
IN Girls 0 #622 10 13,121
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
Germany Girls 0 #650 192 4,949
LB 0 #682 9 13,263
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
PE Boys 0 #864 15 14,506
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
NL Girls 0 #865 91 5,933
SA Girls 0 #905 31 25,931
United States Girls 2024 #909 8 8,487
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
BR Girls 0 #921 21 12,708
NG Boys 0 #932 20 16,906
CO Girls 0 #944 135 16,140
MX Boys 0 #965 18 16,355
MY Girls 0 #980 15 24,821
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
DZ 0 #1,233 2 20,130
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,265 8 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,273 174 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,689 3 28,008

Benita is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Sweden
Ireland

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People also ask about Benita

Benita is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Benita is a 3 syllable name, pronounced beh-NEE-tah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Benedicta, Benedita, Benedetta, Bénédicte, Benoîte and Benedikte.
Yes, very popular — Benita ranked #1 in Ireland in 2010, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Benita ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2010).
Yes — 1 notable people named Benita are in our database, including Benita Hume (Actor).