The first name Benoît

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About the first name Benoît

Meaning

The name Benoît traditionally means “blessed”.

Historical origin

The name Benoît comes from Latin Benedictus, a participle meaning “blessed”.

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Benoît is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:be-noîtbənw.a

Frequency of the first name Benoît by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Benoît by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BenoîtLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Benoît in baptisms by year.50037525012501700176118221883194420051700–1704 4 baptisms1710–1714 4 baptisms1735–1739 4 baptisms1745–1749 4 baptisms1750–1754 4 baptisms1755–1759 16 baptisms1760–1764 4 baptisms1770–1774 4 baptisms1775–1779 4 baptisms1780–1784 8 baptisms1785–1789 12 baptisms1790–1794 4 baptisms1795–1799 12 baptisms1800–1804 20 baptisms1805–1809 40 baptisms1810–1814 48 baptisms1815–1819 44 baptisms1820–1824 20 baptisms1825–1829 16 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 8 baptisms1840–1844 16 baptisms1845–1849 32 baptisms1850–1854 4 baptisms1855–1859 4 baptisms1860–1864 12 baptisms1865–1869 4 baptisms1870–1874 4 baptisms1880–1884 4 baptisms1885–1889 20 baptisms1890–1894 12 baptisms1895–1899 8 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 8 baptisms1910–1914 28 baptisms1915–1919 72 baptisms1920–1924 76 baptisms1925–1929 88 baptisms1930–1934 28 baptisms1935–1939 20 baptisms1940–1944 28 baptisms1945–1949 24 baptisms1950–1954 12 baptisms1955–1959 68 baptisms1960–1964 52 baptisms1965–1969 56 baptisms1970–1974 88 baptisms1975–1979 88 baptisms1980–1984 224 baptisms1985–1989 96 baptisms1990–1994 72 baptisms1995–1999 32 baptisms2000–2004 24 baptisms2005–2009 4 baptisms

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