Bennett

Bennett is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Blessed.

What Bennett means

Blessed.

Bennett sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Bennett comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Bennett is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Bennett?

Bennett sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Bennett

We group Bennett under faith. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Faith

Names like Bennett

These share Bennett's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Benedict — Blessed.
• Amadeus — Lover of God.
• Augustine — Great and venerable.
• Clement — Merciful and mild.
• Ignatius — Fiery.
• Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
• Arabella — Yielding to prayer; beautiful.
• Cecilia — Patroness of music.
• Celeste — Heavenly.
• Constance — Steadfast and constant.
• Domenica — Of the Lord; born on Sunday.
• Fidelis — Faithful.

More Latin names

• Benedict — Blessed.
• Blaise — Firebrand.
• Beatrix — Voyager; bringer of joy.
• Cadence — Rhythm; a flowing beat.
• Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
• Camellia — The camellia flower.
• Autumn — The harvest season.
• Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
• Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
• Candace — Queen mother; radiant.