proper noun/bə.nwa/
a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict; a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Benedict
From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”), from Latin benedicō. Cf. benoît. Compare Occitan Beneset, Catalan Benet, Italian Benedetto, Spanish Benito, Portuguese Bento.