Benedito
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Benedicto (mostly obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Benedictus. Doublet of Bento, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.neˈd͡ʒi.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.neˈd͡ʒi.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.nɨˈdi.tu/ [bɨ.nɨˈði.tu]
- Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧di‧to
Proper noun
Benedito m (plural Beneditos, feminine Benedita, feminine plural Beneditas)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict