- Benoit (name)
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given name , as well asfamily name . It is sometimes spelled Benoit or, less frequently, Benoist.Pronounced /IPA|bɛn.wæ/, the name is rooted in the French word "benit" which means "blessed". Benoit is also a common surname, often pronounced by English speakers as /IPA|bɛn.ɔɪ.ɪt/ or /IPA|bɛn.ɔɪt/.
The female form of the name is
Benoîte , orBénédicte .Benoit in other languages
*Benedict, in English
*Benito, Benedicto, in Spanish
*Bento, Benedito, in Portuguese
*Benedetto, in Italian
*Benedikt, in German
*Benedictus, in LatinBenoit as a given name
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Benoit Benjamin , former American professional basketball player
*Benoît Bouchard , Canadian public official and former politician
*Benoît Brunet , Canadian retired hockey player
*Benoît Ferreux , French film actor
*Benoît Jacquot , French film director
*Benoit Hogue , Canadian retired hockey player
*Benoît Magimel , French actor
*Benoît Mandelbrot , the "father of fractal geometry"
*Benoît Pedretti , French football player.
*Benoît Poelvoorde , Belgian actor
*Benoît Sokal , Belgian comic artist and video game developer
*Benoît Tremblay , former member of the Canadian House of Commons
*Benoît de Sainte-Maure , medieval French poet
*Benoît Vaugrenard , French professional cyclistBenoit as a family name
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Avril Benoît , broadcast journalist
*Brian Benoit , metal-core guitarist
*Chris Benoit , professional wrestler involved in double murder/suicide
*David Benoit (basketball) NBA Basketball player
*David Benoit (musician) , jazz fusion pianist
*Hubert Benoît , Canadian politician
*Joan Benoit , first women's Olympic marathon champion
*Joaquin Benoit , pitcher for the Texas Rangers
*John J. Benoit , American politician
*Leon Benoit , Canadian politician
*Maurice Benoit ("Moe"), professional hockey player
*Nancy Benoit , professional wrestling valet and wife ofChris Benoit
*Nicole Schnyder-Benoit , Swiss beach volleyball player
*Peter Benoit , Belgian composer
*Pierre Basile Benoit , Quebec farmer and political figure
*Pierre Benoit (novelist)
*Pierre Benoit (Ontario politician) , former mayor of Ottawa
*Tab Benoit , blues guitarist
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