Benoit

Male French name

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."

French-name

Pierre

French male name

Michel · Claude · Guillaume · Louis · Marc · Nicolas · Pascal · René · Yves · André

meaning

blessed

Receiving divine favor

  • blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
  • saintCanonized holy person
  • holyDedicated to the divine

devotion · grace · virtue · piety · reverent · sacred · sanctified · spiritual · devout · faithful

notable

Blanc

French for white

Opposites
etymological meaning

BenoitMallory

Dolores · Tristan · Claudius · Calvin · Cecilia

linguistic origin

BenoitWilliam

Male given name

Edward · Harold · Alfred · Richard · Robert

Family

Benedict, benison, benediction, benedictory

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G