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What does Bennett mean?
Bennett 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced BEN-et. It is of French and Latin origin. The normal medieval vernacular form of Benedict, used by both women and men in the past. Nowdays, used mostly as a transferred use of the surname from the medieval given name. Humorist Bennett Cerf; choreographer Michael Bennett; author William Bennett; aviation pioneer Floyd Bennett.
Variations
VARIANTS Benet, Benett, Bennet, Benoit
SEE ALSO Ben
RELATIONS VIA BENEDICT Bendict, Benedetto, Bengt, Benito, Bennedict, Bennedikt, Bennie▼, Bennito, Bennt, Bent
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bennett Jionni (B.J.), ..
How popular is Bennett?
Bennett is a somewhat popular first name for males (#785 out of 1220, Top 64%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#78 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Bennett reached its apex rank of #120 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ben (#692 A YEAR AGO), Benedict (#981), Benito (#1785) and Bennie are the prominent varying forms of Bennett (#120). These forms of Bennett were favored by parents a century ago (MEDIAN #618) and are somewhat less common today (#1115, 41.6% LESS USAGE), with forms like Ben becoming less trendy. Benedict and Bennett are two of the more chic names for newborns among these.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Arnett, Banner, Barnet, Barnett, Baronett (see Barnett), Barrett▲, Bassett, Beckett▲, Bendict, Benedetto, Bengt, Benito, Benjee, Benjey, Benn, Benne, Bennedict, Bennedikt (see Benedict), Bennie▼, Bennito, Benno, Bennt, Benny▼, Bensen, Bent, Berndt, Berne, Bernet, Bernett, Bernt, Birkett, Bonner, Brantt (see Brant), Brennen▼, Brennt (see Brent), Brentt, Brett▼, Burdett, Burkett, Burnet, Burnett, Dennet, Gannett, Garnett, Gelett, Hamnett, Hewett, Hewlett, Jerett, Jerrett, Kennet, Kenneth▼, Kennett, Kentt (see Kent), Leggett, Merrett, Sennet, Sennett and Tennent. These names tend to be less commonly used than Bennett.
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