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Benoit
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Benoît is a very common Catholic French male given name, as well as family name. It is sometimes spelled Benoit or, less frequently, Benoist.

Pronounced /bɛn.wæ/, the name is rooted in the French word benit which means blessed. Benoit is also a common surname, often pronounced by English speakers as /bɛn.ɔɪ.ɪt/ or /bɛn.ɔɪt/.

The female form of the name is Benoîte, or Bénédicte.

Benoit in other languages

  • Benedict, in English
  • Benito, Benedicto, in Spanish
  • Bento, Benedito, in Portuguese
  • Benedetto, in Italian
  • Benedikt, in German
  • Benedictus, in Latin

Benoit as a given name

Benoit as a family name