65%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage French Pronounced Pron. /bə.nwat/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links French feminine form of Benedict. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantBénédicteMasculine FormBenoîtOther Languages & CulturesBenedicte, Benedikte, Bente, Benthe(Danish) Bente(Dutch) Benedikta(German) Benedetta, Bettina(Italian) Benedicta(Late Roman) Benedicte, Benedikte, Bente(Norwegian) Benedykta(Polish) Benedita(Portuguese) Benedicta, Benita(Spanish) Bengta(Swedish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #481 in 1939 France Categories civil rights, feminine forms, journalists, writers