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Pronunciation
  
/ˈbɛnᵻt/

Region of origin
  
England

Meaning
  
"blessed"

Language(s) of origin
  
Anglo-Norman, Old French

Related names
  
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". Bennett is the English spelling of the Anglo-Norman name Ben[n]et (Modern French first name Benoît, surname Bénet). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham. §

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Given name

People with the given name include:

  • Bennett Carter (Benny Carter), Jazz Saxophonist, Arranger and Composer
  • Bennett Cerf, publisher
  • Bennett Jackson, American football player
  • Bennett Miller, American film director
  • Bennett (Ben) Savage (Ben Savage), American television actor

    • Surname

    People with the surname include:

  • Bennett (London cricketer) ("Little" and "Tall" Bennett), two London Club cricketers in the 1740s and 1750s
  • Abram Bennett (1898–1985), American psychiatrist
  • A. L. Bennett (1924–2008), American basketball player
  • Alan Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Alfred Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Arnold Bennett, English novelist
  • Anthony Bennett (disambiguation) (also Tony Bennett)
  • Ben Bennett (singer), Australian singer
  • Bert Bennett, English footballer
  • Bob Bennett (baseball), American college baseball coach
  • Bob Bennett (politician), former United States Senator from Utah
  • Bobby Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Brea Bennett (born 1987), American pornographic actress
  • Brian Bennett, English musician
  • Brooke Bennett, American swimmer
  • Bruce Bennett (Arkansas politician), Arkansas politician
  • Carl Bennett (1915–2013), American basketball general manager and coach
  • Charles Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Clay Bennett (businessman) (born 1959), American businessman
  • Clay Bennett (cartoonist) (born 1958), American editorial cartoonist
  • Colin Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Constance Bennett, American actress
  • Cornelius Bennett, former American football player
  • D. M. Bennett (DeRobigne Mortimer Bennett, 1818–1882), former Shaker and freethinker
  • Darren Bennett (born 1965), Australian player of multiple football codes
  • David Bennett, American football coach
  • Dick Bennett (born 1943), American basketball coach
  • Don Bennett, leader of the Pathfinder force, RAF, World War II
  • Drew Bennett, NFL wide receiver
  • Dwight Henry Bennett (1917–2002)
  • Edwin Keppel Bennett, English academic
  • Edward Turner Bennett (Francis Bennett), zoologist
  • Eric Bennett, rugby league footballer
  • Estelle Bennett, American singer
  • Fleur Bennett, English television actress
  • Frank Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Fred Bennett (footballer), English footballer
  • Gareth Bennett, Anglican clergyman and academic
  • Gary Bennett (disambiguation)
  • George Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Gordon Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Granville G. Bennett, American lawyer and politician
  • Haley Bennett an American singer and actress
  • Harry Bennett, Ford Motor Company executive
  • Harry Bennett, (1895–1990) Author/editor of "The Chemical Formulary"
  • Lt. Henry Boswell Bennett of the 45th Regiment of Foot, the first officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria (May 31, 1838)
  • H. H. Bennett (Henry Hamilton Bennett, 1843–1908), photographer of the Wisconsin Dells
  • Holly Bennett, author of the Bonemender series
  • Hugh Hammond Bennett, founder of the Soil Conservation Service
  • Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor
  • J. A. W. Bennett (Jack Arthur Walter Bennett, 1911–1981), scholar of Middle English literature
  • James Bennett (disambiguation), also Jim Bennett
  • Jeff Bennett (voice actor), American voice actor
  • Jill Bennett (British actress)
  • Jill Bennett (American actress)
  • Joan Bennett, American actress
  • John Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Jonathan Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Joseph Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Ken Bennett, American politician
  • Kirt Bennett (1967–2010), Louisiana businessman, educator, and politician
  • Lawrence E. Bennett (1923-2016), American politician
  • Linda L. M. Bennett, administrator and political scientist at the University of Southern Indiana
  • Lorna Bennett (born 1977), Actor
  • Louis Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Manu Bennett, Australian actor
  • Matt Bennett (born 1991), American actor
  • Matthew Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Meg Bennett, American TV writer
  • Michèle Bennett (born 1950), former wife of former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier
  • Naftali Bennett (born 1972), Israeli politician and entrepreneur
  • Natalie Bennett (born 1966,Sydney) Politician Leader of the Greens Party England and Wales
  • Nathan Bennett, Australian Rugby League Player
  • Nicholas Bennett (born 1949), British politician
  • Nicholas Bennett (historian) (1823-1899), Welsh historian
  • Nigel Bennett, English actor
  • Nigel Harvie Bennett (born 1912), English cricketer, captained Surrey
  • Paul Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Paris Bennett, American singer
  • Percy Bennett, Wales international rugby union player
  • Pete Bennett, winner of series 7 of Big Brother UK
  • Phillip R. Bennett, former CEO of Refco
  • R. B. Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, 1870–1947), Prime Minister of Canada
  • Richard Bennett (Governor), Colonial Governor of Virginia
  • Richard Rodney Bennett, (1936-2012) English composer
  • Robert Russell Bennett, (1894–1981) American composer
  • Roger Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Roy Bennett (disambiguation)
  • Samm Bennett, American musician
  • Sacha Bennett, English film director, writer, producer
  • Stu Bennett (born 1980), English professional wrestler better known as Wade Barrett
  • Taco Bennett, member of alternative hip hop collective Odd Future
  • Ted Bennett (born 1940), American politician
  • Thomas Bennett, Jr., Governor of South Carolina 1820-1822. Born SC (August 14, 1781 – January 30, 1865)
  • Todd Bennett (1962–2013), English sprinter
  • Tony Bennett (born 1926), American singer
  • Tony Bennett (basketball) (born 1969), American basketball player and coach
  • W. A. C. Bennett (William Andrew Cecil Bennett, 1900–1979), Premier of British Columbia, Canada
  • Wayne Bennett (disambiguation)
  • William Bennett (disambiguation)

    • Fictional characters

  • Bonnie Sheila Bennett (of the family line of Bennett witches), a character in The Vampire Diaries
  • Capt. Bennett, a character portrayed by Vernon Wells in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Commando (1985)
  • Cybil Bennett, a character in the Silent Hill series
  • Elizabeth Bennet (of the Bennet family), heroine of Pride and Prejudice
  • Emily Bennett, a character in The Vampire Diaries
  • John Bennett, a character in Orange Is the New Black
  • Sheila Bennett, a character in The Vampire Diaries

    • References

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