Given name & surname

Benignus

“kind, beneficent”

Benignus is a masculine given name. It is used in Latin.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Benignus goes back to a word meaning “kind, beneficent.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Benignus’s family of names

In German usage, Benignus has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Benigno. In Latin usage, Benignus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Benigny. In Polish usage, Benignus has a conventional equivalent in the French form Bénigne.

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Benignus has relatives in 3 languages.

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