What does Bennett mean?

Bennett means "blessed"

How do we pronounce Bennett?

Bennett \ben-net(t), be-nne-tt\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Bennett is sometimes used as a girl name name popularity. Its pronunciation is BEHN-ehT 1.

1 Pronunciation for Bennett: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Bennett?

Bennett is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Latin. This was a usual medieval form of Benedict. It was later also used as a surname. The first name today usually represents a transferred use of the surname, although the medieval given name has also been directly revived. Bennett is a variant of the name nicknames for Benedict (English). name Benette, name Benit, short names for Bennete, Bennette definition, and Benyt meaning and origin are variants of Bennett. Other forms of Bennett include the short form nicknames for Ben (Dutch and English), the diminutive form Benny pronounciation (English), and the variant spellings name Benet meaning (Catalan and English), Benett definition (English), and Bennet name variations (English). Bennett is a popular baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.059% of baby boys were given the name Bennett. It ranked at #279 then. Within all boy names in its group, Bennett was the most popular in 2010. 4 times more boys were named Bennett than the subsequent ranked name, meaning of Ben, in that year. In the past century Bennett has mostly been a baby boy name.

A famous person named Bennett is Bennett Miller, Filmmaker, born 30 December 1966, New York, New York.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Bennett:

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The baby name Bennett fun facts:

The name Bennett in reverse order is "Ttenneb".

The numerological value of the name Bennett is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Bennett?

Bennett is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.13%
20130.11%
20120.10%
20110.08%
20100.06%
20090.05%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames