Benoit

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/bɛnˈwɑː/

proper noun

A male given name from French, equivalent to English Benedict.

OriginFrench Benoît →
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Meanings

proper nounBenoit (plural Benoits)

plural Benoits · alternative Benoist · alternative Benois

  1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Benedict.

    In a statement Wednesday, Anheuser-Busch said Benoit Garbe, the company’s US chief marketing officer, “will be resigning at the end of the year in order to embark on a new chapter in his career.”

    2023 November 15, Ramishah Maruf, “Anheuser-Busch’s US marketing chief is stepping down as Bud Light sales sink”, in CNN Business
  2. A surname from French, equivalent to English Benedict.

Origin

  1. FrenchBenoît
  2. EnglishBenoit

Borrowed from French Benoît.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Benoit

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Anagrams

BenitoBoteinBotenitobine
Cite this entry
APA

Benoit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benoit

MLA

“Benoit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benoit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Benoit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benoit.

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