Benedictus (given name)
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Latin |
Meaning | "blessed" |
Other names | |
Related names | Benedicto, Benedicta, Benedict, Benedictum, Benedic |
Benedictus is a given name. It might be the Latin parallel for Baruch. Notable people with the name include:
- Benedictus Appenzeller (c. 1480 – 1558), Franco-Flemish singer and composer
- Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527–1598), Spanish orientalist
- Benedictus Buns (1642–1716), German/Dutch priest and composer
- Benedictus Marwood Kelly (1785–1867), British naval officer
- Benedictus Aretius (1505–1574), Swiss Protestant theologian and natural philosopher
- Benedictus van Haeften (1588–1648), Provost of Affligem Abbey and a writer of religious works
- Benedictus Spinoza (1632–1677), also known as Baruch Spinoza, a Portuguese-Jewish philosopher famous for being "The First Secular".
Benedictus is also the Latin form of the name Benedict borne by many figures including Pope Benedict XVI.