Personally I think this name is amazing for a female BECAUSE IT'S MY NAME AND I'M A FEMALE I spell it with one T and y’all are so negative to a great name. Like actually shut ur mouth when y’all’s names are Ronda and Cassidy. Like bro get a life and stop hating on people's names.
While preferring Benedict, I like it as an alternative to Benedict, a quite obvious secular form of Hebrew "Baruch", the name of the prophet Jeremiah's scribe.
I had no idea Bennett was even used on girls until today. Sounds borderline awful to be honest. To each their own.With that being said, this name is very surname-y, and I usually only hear it as a surname or a middle name, but it’s not bad or anything. Quite handsome actually. Lovely meaning.
I LOVE this name for a girl it's just so adorable and cute! My brother's name is Bennett and he really likes it for himself. And guys, STOP HATING ON THIS NAME FOR GIRLS, it's sooooo cute.
I first learned of the name Bennett when I read about it in the original "Freakonomics" book by Dubner and Levitt, around 2005-2006. I went on to name my son this in mid 2007. The authors predicted that the name would take off and it seems that they were correct. 12 years later, we’ve been very happy with this name selection and it fits our son. He typically goes by his full name, Bennett, or occasionally, Ben.
For a girl- I love it! For a boy- don’t like it at all. Way toooo feminine! All males should have strong names while all females should have all kinds of names! Girls rule! Tee hee!
In 2018, 2 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Bennett who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 497th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens. In 2018, 2 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Bennett who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 15, 640th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
I like this name, so we gave it to our cat. Bennett D'Angelo (yes, he has a middle name, because I just like names). Anyway, he's a brat, so he got the nickname Benito when we discovered that was Mussolini's first name. He mostly goes by Ben or Benny though.
Bennett Alfred Cerf was a American publisher and founder of Random House, the world's largest trade book publisher. He was also a regular panelist on the game show "What's My Line?"
I love this name.. but I don't pronounce it "BEN-NET" I like it pronounced "BE-NAY" Plus, if I have a daughter I'm naming her Benét. I think it's adorable!
I know a boy named Bennett. Pretty much everyone but me calls him Ben, but I love saying his full name, so I swap the two regularly. Maybe it's because the Bennett I know is so fun and intelligent - but I really like this name.
A famous female bearer of this name is Bennett Halverson from Dollhouse, a brilliant programmer who is also slightly crazy. She was played by Summer Glau.
Originally a French name, Bennett made its way mysteriously into Wales during the Renaissance. It remains a rather common name in Wales, as well as in the state of Utah, where it is a common surname and often memorialized as a given name. From Benedictus (Latin: good speaker), though it is now commonly defined as meaning "small beloved" or "little beloved."