Bent
English
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editBent (plural Bents)
- A surname
Derived terms
editDanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editMedieval contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. Cognate with Swedish Bengt.
Proper noun
editBent
- a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict
Related terms
editReferences
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 43 180 males with the given name Bent have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as bent in 1615. Derived from bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Bent
Proper noun
editBent n
References
editNorwegian
editEtymology
editProper noun
editBent
- a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict
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- Danish terms derived from Late Latin
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- Dutch lemmas
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- Norwegian terms derived from Danish
- Norwegian lemmas
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- Norwegian male given names