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Венедикт
“one who is blessed”
Венедикт (Venedíkt) is a masculine given name from Byzantine Greek, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Benedict.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Венедикт is Venedikt written in Cyrillic. Venedikt is a form of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Венедикт comes from Byzantine Greek, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Венедикт developed from Benedictus.
Венедикт’s family of names
In Russian usage, Венедикт has a diminutive in Ве́ня. In Russian usage, Венедикт developed from the Latin form Benedictus. In Russian usage, Венедикт has a conventional equivalent in the English form Benedict.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Венедикт has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Венедикт comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Венедикт
- Venedikt YerofeyevRussian writer (1938–1990)
- Venedikt MiakotinRussian historian and politician (1867–1937)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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