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Benediktas
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Lithuanian
Name day	21 March
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	"well spoken"
Region of origin	Lithuania
Other names
Nickname(s)	Benas
Derived	from the Latin bene ('good') and dicte ('speak')
Related names	Benedict, Benedikt, Benoît, Baruch, Benedetto, Bengt, Benito

Benediktas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, derived from the Latin name "Benedictus", which itself is derived from the Latin compound bene ('good') and dicte ('speak'), i.e. "well spoken".^[2] Individuals bearing the name Benediktas include:

Benediktas Mikulis (1920–2000), Lithuanian partisan
Benediktas Vilmantas Rupeika (born 1944), Lithuanian politician
Benediktas Vanagas (born 1977), Lithuanian rally driver

References

^ "Lithuanian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "Benedict". Think Baby Names. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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[Day-1] "Lithuanian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[Name-2] "Benedict". Think Baby Names. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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