Benoit is a French given name, the equivalent of Benedict, meaning "blessed." It appears in English contexts primarily as a surname or occasionally as a first name with French heritage: The Benoit family has lived in Louisiana for generations.
The name retains its French pronunciation, roughly "ben-WAH."
1. French-name — Pierre, French male name; Jacques (French masculine name); François (French male name); Henri (French masculine name); Michel · Claude · Guillaume · Louis · Marc · Nicolas · Pascal · René · Yves · André
2. meaning — blessed, Receiving divine favor; blessing (Prayer seeking divine favor); saint (Canonized holy person); holy (Dedicated to the divine); devotion · grace · virtue · piety · reverent · sacred · sanctified · spiritual · devout · faithful
3. notable — Blanc, French for white
Opposites
ETYMOLOGICAL MEANINGBenoit ≠ Mallory; Dolores · Tristan · Claudius · Calvin · Cecilia
LINGUISTIC ORIGINBenoit ≠ William Male given name; Edward · Harold · Alfred · Richard · Robert
Family
Benedict, benison, benediction, benedictory
- Familiarity
- Top 1,000,000
- Profile
- Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G