Benignus

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  • Late Roman
Late Latin form of BENIGNO.

BENIGNO   male   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus which meant "kind, friendly" in Latin. This was the name of several saints including a 5th-century disciple of Saint Patrick who later became the chief Bishop of Ireland.
EQUIVALENTS
ITALIAN: Benigno
PORTUGUESE: Benigno
SPANISH: Benigno
FEMININE FORMS
ITALIAN: Benigna
LATE ROMAN: Benigna
PORTUGUESE: Benigna
SPANISH: Benigna