Given name
Benedicta
“one who is blessed”
In English use, Benedicta is a feminine form of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Benedicta carries the interpretation “one who is blessed.” In English use, Benedicta is a feminine form of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Benedicta is used as a feminine counterpart of Benedict.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benedicta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 0 boys · 116 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,280 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Benedicta’s family of names
In English usage, Benedicta shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Benita. Benedicta has a related form in Bennett. In English usage, Benedicta has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Benita.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benedicta has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
11 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Bennettvariant
- Benitavariant · Spanish
- Benedettavariant · Italian
- Bentevariant
- Beniciavariant
- Beneciavariant
- Benettavariant
- Bennedictalikely variant
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Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Benedictmasculine form · English
- Mubarakequivalent
- Benedetaequivalent
- BenedyktaPolish
- BénédicteFrench
- BengtaSwedish
- BentaPortuguese
- BeneditaPortuguese, Occitan
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People named Benedicta
- Benedicta BoccoliItalian theater and movie actressborn 1966
- Benedicta HvideQueen of Sweden from 1196 to 11991165–1199
- Benedicta GafahGhanaian actress and film producer (born 1992)born 1986
- Benedicta SánchezSpanish actressborn 1935
- Benedicta of BjälboEst 1220 - Aft 1261
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