Benoit (name)
| Benoît |
| Pronunciation |
French: [bənwa] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Language(s) |
Old French |
| Origin |
| Meaning |
"blessed" |
| Region of origin |
France |
| Other names |
| Alternative spelling |
Benoist, Benoit |
| Related names |
Benoîte, Bénédicte |
| Benoît |
| Family name |
| Pronunciation |
French: [bənwa]
English /bɛnˈwɑː/,
/ˈbɛnoʊ.ɨt/, /bɨˈnɔɪt/ |
| Meaning |
"blessed" |
| Region of origin |
France |
| Language(s) of origin |
Old French |
| Related names |
Bennett, Bennet, Benedict |
Benoît ( /bɛˈnɔɪ.ɨt/ or /bɨˈnɔɪt/; French pronunciation: [bənwa]) is a Catholic French male given name, as well as family name. It is sometimes spelled Benoit or, less frequently, Benoist. The name is the Old French word for "blessed".
The female form of the name is Benoîte, or Bénédicte.
Benoit in other languages
Benoit as a given name
- Benoit Benjamin, former American professional basketball player
- Benoît Bouchard, Canadian public official and former politician
- Benoît Brunet, Canadian retired hockey player
- Benoît Charest, Canadian guitarist and film score composer
- Benoît-Constant Coquelin, French stage and film actor
- Benoît David, Canadian singer
- Benoît Ferreux, French film actor
- Benoît Jacquot, French film director
- Benoît Hamon, French former MEP and current spokesperson for the Socialist Party of France
- Benoit Hogue, Canadian retired hockey player
- Benoît Magimel, French actor
- Benoît Mandelbrot, French mathematician, the "father of fractal geometry"
- Benoît Paire, French professional tennis player
- Benoît Pedretti, French football player.
- Benoît Poelvoorde, Belgian actor
- Benoît Sokal, Belgian comic artist and video game developer
- Benoît Tremblay, former member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Benoît de Sainte-Maure, medieval French poet
- Benoît Vaugrenard, French professional cyclist
Benoit as a family name
- André Benoit, Canadian hockey player
- Avril Benoît, Canadian broadcast journalist
- Bob Benoit (horse racing), general manager of the Hollywood Park race track
- Brian Benoit, American metal-core guitarist
- Chris Benoit (1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler
- David Benoit (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
- David Benoit (musician), American jazz fusion pianist
- Hubert Benoît, Canadian politician
- Joan Benoit, American first women's Olympic marathon champion
- Joaquin Benoit, Dominican pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
- John J. Benoit, American politician
- Leon Benoit, Canadian politician
- Luigi Benoit, Italian ornithologist
- Maurice Benoit ("Moe"), Canadian professional hockey player
- Nancy Benoit (1964–2007), American professional wrestling valet and wife of Chris Benoit
- Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Swiss beach volleyball player
- Peter Benoit, Belgian composer
- Pierre Basile Benoit, Canadian farmer and political figure
- Pierre Benoit (archaeologist), French theologian
- Pierre Benoit, French novelist
- Pierre Benoit (Ontario politician), former mayor of Ottawa, Canada
- Tab Benoit, American blues guitarist