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Benita

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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Benita f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Benita: Benituson
  • daughter of Benita: Benitudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Benita
Accusative Benitu
Dative Benitu
Genitive Benitu

Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Spanish Benita.

Proper noun

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Benita f

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Benita was the only given name of 1103 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Benito, from Latin Benedictus. Equivalent to the rare English Benedicta.

Proper noun

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Benita f

  1. a female given name