Bent

See also: bent

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.
  • (feminine forms) Bente
  • (surnames) Bentsen

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.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Bent, c. 1400.

Proper noun

Bent

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Benedict.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.