Benedito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Benedicto (mostly obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Benedictus. Compare the inherited doublet Bento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.neˈd͡ʒi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.neˈd͡ʒi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.neˈd͡ʒi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.nɨˈdi.tu/ [bɨ.nɨˈði.tu]

• Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧di‧to

Proper noun

Benedito m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict

Related terms

• Bento