Given name
Benediktas
Benediktas is a masculine given name from Late Latin. It is used in Lithuanian.
Meaning & origin
Benediktas’s family of names
In Lithuanian usage, Benediktas has a diminutive in BANYS. In Lithuanian usage, Benediktas has a conventional equivalent in the English form Benedict. In Lithuanian usage, Benediktas has a diminutive in Beniukas.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benediktas has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
7 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Benediktas
- Benediktas JuodkaLithuanian biochemist and politicianborn 1943
- Benediktas VanagasLithuanian racing driverborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Benediktas, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Benjaminas
“son of the right hand”
>99% boys
Benedikto
Benedikto is a masculine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Esperanto.
>99% boys
Benedykt
“well” · “to speak”
>99% boys
Benjamín
Benjamín is a masculine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Spanish, Czech, Icelandic, and Slovak.
>99% boys
Benxamín
Benxamín is a masculine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Galician.
>99% boys
Bonifacy
“good fortune” · “man of good omen”
>99% boys
Bonifatius
“good” · “fate”
>99% boys
Beinidict
“blessed”
>99% boys