Names

Variant of Bent 1.

Latvian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Norwegian form of Benedict.

Hungarian variant of the Turkic name Mundzuk, possibly from mončuq meaning “jewel, bead”. This was the name of Attila the Hun’s father.

Hungarian form of Vincent. It is also used as a short form of Benedek.

Hebrew form of Benaiah.

Basque form of Bernard.

Short form of Benediktas or Benjaminas.

From the Hebrew name בְּנָיָהוּ (Benayahu) meaning “Yahweh has built”. This is the name of numerous Old Testament characters.

Short form of Bernhard and other Germanic names beginning with the element bern meaning “bear”.