The name Benke (meaning "Little Ben") originates from a form of Benedek (Hungarian form of Benedict). Benke immigrants in North America came predominately from Ireland, Germany and England.
Benn Name Meaning. English: from the Middle English personal name Benne, which is in part a short form of Benedict and in part a form of the Old Norse personal name Bjorn meaning 'bear cub', 'warrior'. North German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard.
Benne Family History. Benne Name Meaning. North German: variant of Benn. French: metonymic occupational name for the maker or driver of a cart, benne.
Bennett Name Meaning. English: from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning 'blessed'). In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. See also Benedict.
"blessed" Other names. Variant(s) Benedict, Benoît, Bénet. Bennett (also spelled 'Bennet') is an English and Irish language surname (and, less commonly, given name); related to the medieval name Benedict, both ultimately from Latin Benedictus "blessed".
The name Bennett is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Bennett is: blessed. From benedictus meaning blessed. Famous bearers: 6th-century Italian saint Benedict of Nursia founded the Benedictine order of monks and nuns.
Benni is a variant form of Benedicta (Latin): feminine of Benedict. Benni is also a variation of Benita (Spanish, Latin). Benni is also used as a derivative of Bernadine (Old French, Old German), and a variation of Bernice (Greek).
Derived from the Hebrew binyāmīn (son of the right hand). The name was borne by American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 90). Short: Ben. Pet: Benny.
Benno is a cool name in its own right -- there was a tenth century Saint Benno -- though it is also used as a lively nickname for Benjamin. Saint Benno of Meissen is the patron saint of anglers and weavers and, strangely enough, alliteration.
Beno is a Biblical name meaning "his son". Notable people with the name include: Given name: Beno of Santi Martino e Silvestro. Beno Eckmann.
