Benedicto
Latin · Boy · 4 syllables
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About the name Benedicto
The name 'Benedicto' means "blessed" and derives from the Latin *benedictus*, the past participle of *benedicere* ("to speak well of").
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Etymology
The name 'Benedicto' means "blessed" and derives from the Latin *benedictus*, the past participle of *benedicere* ("to speak well of"). It is primarily used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Catholic cultures, notably as the name of several popes, including Pope Benedict XVI.
Benedicto currently ranks #12,283 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1963.
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