The benedict Surname
benedict Name Meaning and History
English and Dutch: from the medieval personal name Benedict
(Latin Benedictus meaning ‘blessed’). This owed its popularity
in the Middle Ages chiefly to St. Benedict of Norcia
(c.480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at
Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all
subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also
contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in
Romance countries.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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