Bent

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See also: bent and ben't

English

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Bent (plural Bents)

  1. A surname

Derived terms

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Medieval contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. Cognate with Swedish Bengt.

Proper noun

Bent

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict

References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 43 180 males with the given name Bent have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as bent in 1615. Derived from bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bent

Proper noun

Bent n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bent”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Bent, c. 1400.

Proper noun

Bent

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict
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