Benoît (/bɛˈnɔɪ.ᵻt/ or /bᵻˈnɔɪt/; [bənwa]) is a Catholic French male given name, or, less frequently, Benoist. The name is the Old French word for "blessed", equivalent to the English name Benedict. The female form of the name is Benoîte, or Bénédicte.as well as family name.
It is to be distinguished from Benoit (surname) which is usually without the accent.
Aragonese: Benedet
Breton: Beneat
Catalan : Benet
Croatian : Benedikt
Danish: Benedikt, Bendt
Czech: Benedikt, Beneš
Dutch: Benedictus
English: Benedict
Finnish: Benediktus, Pentti
Galician : Bieito
German : Benedikt
Greek: Βενέδικτος (Venediktos)
Hungarian: Benedek
Italian: Benedetto, Benito
Latin: Benedictus
Latvian: Benedikts, Bendiks, Benis
Norwegian: Benedikt, Bendik
Polish: Benedykt
Portuguese: Benedito, Bento
Provençal: Bénézet
Romanian: Benedict
Russian: Венедикт
Slovak: Benedikt, Beňadik
Slovenian: Benedikt
Spanish: Benedicto, Benito
Swedish: Benedikt, Bengt
Ukrainian: Бенедикт, Венедикт
Yiddish: Benesh
Benoît Assou-Ekotto (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer
Benoit Benjamin (born 1964), former American professional basketball player
Benoît Bouchard (born 1940), Canadian public official and former politician
Benoît Brunet (born 1968), Canadian retired hockey player
Benoît Charest (born 1964), Canadian guitarist and film score composer
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (1799–1864), French engineer and physicist
Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1841–1909), French stage and film actor
Benoît David (born 1966), Canadian singer
Benoît Dorémus (born 1980) French singer-songwriter
Benoît Ferreux (born 1955), French film actor
Benoît Jacquot (born 1947), French film director
Benoît Hamon (born 1967), French former MEP and current spokesperson for the Socialist Party of France
Benoît Hogue (born 1966), Canadian retired hockey player
Benoît Magimel (born 1974), French actor
Benoît Mandelbrot (1924–2010), French mathematician, the "father of fractal geometry"
Benoît Paire (born 1989), French professional tennis player
Benoît Pedretti (born 1980), French football (soccer) player
Benoît Peeters (born 1956), French comics writer, novelist, and critic
Benoît Poelvoorde (born 1964), Belgian actor
Benoît de Sainte-Maure (before 1160 – 1173), medieval French poet
Benoît Sokal (born 1954), Belgian comic artist and video game developer
Benoît Tréluyer (born 1976), French race car driver
Benoît Tremblay (born 1948), former member of the Canadian House of Commons
Benoît Vaugrenard (born 1982), French professional cyclist
André Benoit (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
Avril Benoit (before 1990), Canadian broadcast journalist
Bob Benoit (horse racing) (1927–2008), general manager of the Hollywood Park race track
Brian Benoit (before 1999), American metal-core guitarist
Chris Benoit (1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler
David Benoit (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
David Benoit (musician) (born 1953), American jazz fusion pianist
Georges Benoît (1883–1942), French cinematographer and actor
Hubert Benoit (born 1963), Canadian politician
Hubert Benoit (psychotherapist) (1904-1992) French psychotherapist
Joan Benoit (born 1957), American first women's Olympic marathon champion
Joaquín Benoit (born 1977), Dominican professional baseball pitcher
John J. Benoit (1951-2016), American law enforcement officer and politician
Kelly Benoit-Bird (born 1976), American scientist
Leon Benoit (born 1950), Canadian politician
Luigi Benoit (1804–1890), Italian ornithologist and conchologist
Maurice Benoit ("Moe") (born 1933), Canadian professional hockey player
Nancy Benoit (1964–2007), American professional wrestling valet and wife of Chris Benoit
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born 1973), Swiss beach volleyball player
Paul Benoit (composer) (born 1893), French monk and composer of organ music
Pedro Benoit (1836–1897), Argentine architect, engineer and urbanist
Peter Benoit (1834–1901), Belgian composer
Pierre Benoit (archaeologist) (1906–1987), born Maurice Benoit, French theologian
Pierre Benoit (MLA) (1824–1870), Quebec politician
Pierre Benoit (novelist) (1886–1962), French novelist
Pierre Benoit (Ontario politician) (born 1939), Canadian lawyer and politician, former mayor of Ottawa, Ontario
Pierre Basile Benoit (1837–1910), Canadian farmer and political figure
Ryan Benoit (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
Tab Benoit (born 1967), American blues guitarist
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