Benedek: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Benedek – Meaning: blessed – Origin: Hungarian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BEH-neh-dek


Benedek is a Hungarian boy's name meaning “blessed”. It appears in our list of 75+ *Modern* Boy Names That Start with B.

Meaning & Origin of Benedek

Meaning: Blessed.

Origin: Hungarian.

How to Pronounce Benedek

Phonetic: BEH-neh-dek   IPA: /ˈbɛnɛdɛk/

Popularity of Benedek

Benedek doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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