Benoît

== French == === Alternative forms === Benoit, Benoist, Benois === Etymology === From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”), from Latin benedicō. Cf. benoît. Compare Occitan Beneset, Catalan Benet, Italian Benedetto, Spanish Benito, Portuguese Bento. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə.nwa/ === Proper noun === Benoît m a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Benedict ==== Derived terms ==== Saint-Benoît ==== Related terms ==== benoît bénir ==== Descendants ==== → English: Benoit