Benedikt

Male Name

German Pronunciation

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Predominant Age Group in Germany

Typically born after 1990

Predominant Regional Usage

• Southern Germany

Variant Spelling

Benedict

Variant Forms

See also

• Ben
• Bennet

Origin and Meaning

German form of Benedictus, a Latin name meaning 'blessed'

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Namesakes

Benedikt XVI. (* 1927, né Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, Pope emeritus of the Catholic Church; served as Pope from 2005 to 2013)