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Hear a French speaker say Benoît here: https://forvo.com/word/beno%C3%AEt/#fr
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Quite common in France, but I prefer this name to Benedict and Benjamin.
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Also Judeo-French: https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/jewish/levy/benoit.html
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Benoit Blanc is the name of a detective played by Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out'. He's referred to as The Last of the Gentlemen Sleuths, and was so well-received that Director/Writer Rian Johnson is making 2 sequels to the film starring the character.
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Benoit "Piccolo" Clemente Rothfuss, Peruvian surfer, he won the gold medal in the Panamerican Games Lima 2019, and yes, his nickname is P I C C O L O.
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Benoît Depardieu is a serial killer in Tiger & Bunny.
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Benoît Sokal (1954)
Belgian cartoonist and game designer best known for the PC adventure series Syberia.
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Belgian cartoonist and game designer best known for the PC adventure series Syberia.
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Benoit Magimel (b. 1974) is a very handsome French actor who appeared in the film 'La Pianiste' among others.
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Ben Wa balls (which bear the same pronunciation as Benoit) are a type of sex toy. There is a French character named Benoit in the television show Archer who is teased for this reason by adding "balls" each time he says his name.
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Benoit Mandelbrot, founding father of fractal geometry.
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The pronunciation given is slightly inaccurate. It is pronounced Ben-WAH, or so my French teacher taught us. [noted -ed]
Also, I was told it is the French version of Benjamin, but I suppose it could also be for Benedict.
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Also, I was told it is the French version of Benjamin, but I suppose it could also be for Benedict.
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Artist Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse.
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There is a pro wrestler named Chris Benoit and he is French-Canadian.
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