Benedict

From the Latin name Benedictus, which meant "blessed" [1] [2] , a derivative of benedico "to speak well of, to commend" [3] . Saint Benedict was an Italian monk who founded the Benedictines in the 6th century. After his time the name was common among Christians, being used by 16 popes. In England it did not come into use until the 12th century, at which point it became very popular. This name was also borne by the American general Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), who defected to Britain during the American Revolution.

classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious

1. Kajanto, Iiro. The Latin Cognomina. Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, 1982, page 350.
2. Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 21.
3. Lewis, Charlton T. and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary, entry benedico, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dbenedico.

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