Benedita
PopularA girl's name meaning blessed.
Approved in Portugal. Benedita is on the official IRN list of names you can register. In the national top 10 of 2025.
Origin
The Portuguese feminine form of Benedito, from Latin Benedictus (blessed), the participle of benedico, meaning to speak well of, to praise.
Story
The masculine root Benedictus became associated with Saint Benedict of Nursia, the 6th-century Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order, leading to its widespread adoption among Christians, including by sixteen popes. The feminine form Benedita is in current use in Portugal.
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- List of admitted given names · IRN · irn.justica.gov.pt (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Benedita
- Behind the Name · Benedict