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Norwegian
Etymology
Cognate with Swedish Bengt. Recorded in Norway since the 14th century.
Proper noun
Bengt
- a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict
Swedish
Etymology
Contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. First recorded in Sweden as Benkt in 1364. Cognate with Danish Bent and English Bennett.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bengt c (genitive Bengts)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 99 785 males with the given name Bengt living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.