Benedito: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Benedito – Meaning: blessed – Origin: Latin (Benedictus) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: beh-neh-DEE-too


Benedito is a Latin (Benedictus) boy's name meaning “blessed”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Benedito

Meaning: Blessed.

Origin: Latin (Benedictus).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Benedito

Phonetic: beh-neh-DEE-too   IPA: /beneˈdʒitu/

Popularity of Benedito

Benedito 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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