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Bent

See also: bent and ben't

English

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Bent (plural Bents)

  1. A surname

Derived terms

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Medieval contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. Cognate with Swedish Bengt.

Proper noun

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Bent

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict
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References

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  • [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

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Etymology

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Attested as bent in 1615. Derived from bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bent

Proper noun

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Bent n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bent”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[2] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Danish Bent, c. 1400.

Proper noun

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Bent

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict
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