Given name & surname
Bent
“one who is blessed”
Bent is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bent is a variant of Benedict. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bent is a variant of Benedict. An origin associated with Benedict is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish use, Bent is used as a form of Bendt.
Bent’s family of names
Bent shares a linguistic root with Benedict. In Danish usage, Bent has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form BENEDITO. Bent has a related form in Benedict.
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Around the world
Bent has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Bennettequivalent
- Benequivalent
- Benitoequivalent
- Bennetequivalent
- Baruchequivalent
- BentoPortuguese
- Benedettoequivalent
- Benoitequivalent
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- Barakequivalent
- Bennoequivalent
- Barackequivalent
- Benedictoequivalent
- Benedekequivalent
- Benzequivalent
- Benediktequivalent
- Bengtcognate · Swedish
- Bentefeminine form · Danish
- Benoequivalent
- Bénédictequivalent
- Bendixequivalent
- Benoîtequivalent
- Bendikequivalent
- Bendichtequivalent
- Benonequivalent
- BeneditoPortuguese
- Benediktoequivalent
- Binidittuequivalent
- Benedictusequivalent
- Beneadequivalent
- Benedyktequivalent
People named Bent
- Bent HamerNorwegian film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1956)
- Bent Christensen ArensøeDanish footballerborn 1967
- Bent HøieNorwegian politician (born 1971)
- Bent SkammelsrudNorwegian footballerborn 1966
- Bent HansenDanish footballer (1933-2001)
- Bent Peder RaschDanish canoe racer (1934–1988)
- Bent MejdingDanish actor, theater manager and director (1937–2024)
- Bent FabricDanish pianist and composer (1924–2020)
- Bent Ånund RamsfjellNorwegian male curlerborn 1967
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Similar names
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