What does Benito mean?

Benito means "blessed"

How do we pronounce Benito?

Benito \be-ni-to, ben-ito\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Benito is pronounced as Beh-NIY-Tow- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Benito: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

What is the origin of Benito?

Benito is used predominantly in the Italian, Spanish, and English languages, and its origin is Latin. The name is well-known from the Mexican revolutionary leader Benito Juárez (1806-1872), as well as the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), who was named after the former. In addition, Benito is a variant (Italian and Spanish) of the name Benedict name popularity (English). The name name Benita origin (English and Spanish) is the female version of Benito. Benito has 12 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English name Bendetto origin, Benedetto meaning, name Benedo origin, Beni name, name Benino, nicknames for Bennito, Benno meaning of name, name Beno meaning, Beto meaning, and name Betto meaning. The diminutive form nicknames for Nito is another English variant. A variant of Benito in other languages is name Benicio meaning (Spanish).

The following famous people share the name Benito:

  • Politician Benito Mussolini, born 29 July 1883 - 28 April 1945, Predappio, Italy
  • President of Mexico Benito Juárez, born 21 March 1806 - 17 July 1872, San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico.

List of baby names that sound like Benito:

Bennito meaning, Beaumonte pronounciation, Bendetto meaning of name, name Bendito (Spanish), meaning of Benditto (Spanish), name Benedit origin, nicknames for Benedo (Russian), Bentlee meaning (English), name Bonito origin, Bandee meaning and origin, Bandhu name popularity, Bandi name (Czech and Hungarian), Bandit name variations, name Banditt, short names for Bandu, Bandy pronounciation, Beaumont meaning (English and French), Benat pronounciation (Basque), Bendict meaning (English), and nicknames for Benedetto (Italian and Spanish).

The baby name Benito fun facts:

The name Benito in reverse order is "Otineb".

The numerological value of the name Benito is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Benito?

Benito is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames