Bento
Portuguese · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Bento
The name 'Bento' is a Portuguese and Galician short form of 'Benedito' or 'Benedict', meaning "blessed" from the Latin *benedictus*.
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Etymology
The name 'Bento' is a Portuguese and Galician short form of 'Benedito' or 'Benedict', meaning "blessed" from the Latin *benedictus*. It is primarily used in Portuguese-speaking cultures, especially in Brazil and Portugal, often associated with Saint Benedict and historically notable as the name of the 14th-century Jewish philosopher and translator Bento de Spinoza.
Bento currently ranks #3,589 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2025.
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