Bennet

Bennet
This famous surname, one of the earliest recorded in history, and recorded in over two hundred spellings from Benedicte, Benech and Bennet, to Banish, Beinosovitch and Vedyasov, derives from the Roman personal name "Benedictus", meaning blessed. The name owed its original popularity to St. Benedict (circa 480 - 550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino in Italy, and wrote the monastic rules that formed a model for all subsequent orders. The name was originally given only to members of the church, and particularly those in monastic orders. It became popular as a personal name for all members of society only after the famous Crusades to the Holy Land in the 12th century when it became the practice for returning soldiers or pilgrims to call their children after saints or prominent members of the early church. These personal names became surnames over the next two centuries, the first surnames being recorded in England, those on the continent generally being rather later. The French variants "Beneit or Benoit" being short forms of Benedictus, were the most usual spellings. Amongst the early examples of the surname recording are those of Robert Benyt of Yorkshire, England, in 1327, and Hainrich Benedicte of St Blazien, Germany, in the year 1330. Amongst the early settlers to the New England colonies of America was Edward Bennett of Wariscovack, Virgina. He was a major landowner, and is known to have employed at least twelve servants. The first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere in the world is believed to be that of William Benet, which was dated 1208, in the rolls of the city of Durham, England. This was during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216.

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  • Bennet — (von lateinisch „Benedict“: der Gesegnete, der Gepriesene) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Abraham Bennet (1750–1799), britischer Physiker Augustus W. Bennet (1897–1983), US amerikanischer Politiker Benjamin Bennet (1764–1840), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bennet — Bennet, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 570 Housing Units (2000): 231 Land area (2000): 0.425459 sq. miles (1.101934 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.425459 sq. miles (1.101934 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Bennet, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 570 Housing Units (2000): 231 Land area (2000): 0.425459 sq. miles (1.101934 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.425459 sq. miles (1.101934 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Bennet — Ben net, n. [F. beno[^i]te, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See {Benedict}, a.] (Bot.) The common yellow flowered avens of Europe ({Geum urbanum}); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bennet —   [ benɪt],    1) Abraham, britischer Physiker, * 1750, ✝ Worksworth (County Derbyshire) 5. 5. 1799; war Pfarrer und Mitglied der Royal Society; erfand das Goldblattelektroskop (1786) und den »Multiplicator«, eine einfache Influenzmaschine. Er… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Bennet — Bennet, englisches Geschlecht in Berkshire; merkwürdig: 1) Henry Earl von Arlington, geb. 1618 zu Arlington in Middlesex, studirte zu Oxford, widmete sich unter Karl I. dem Kriegsdienst u. begab sich nach dessen Hinrichtung nach Frankreich. Unter …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bennet — Bennet, Grafen von Tankerville, s. Tankerville (in den Nachträgen) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bennet — Bennet, Henry, s. Arlington …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Bennet [1] — Bennet, engl. Familie, in Berkshire ansäßig. Henry B., geb. 1618, war König Karl I. treu, Karl II. erhob ihn zum Earl von Arlington; als solcher wurde er 1669 Mitglied des Kabalministeriums; st. 1685. Sein älterer Bruder John, wurde 1682 Baron… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Bennet [2] — Bennet, William Sterndale, geb. 1816, berühmter engl. Pianist und Componist, Schüler Mendelsohn Bartholdys, ist der Verfasser zahlreicher kleiner Tonstücke, die in England sehr geschätzt werden …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Bennet — Bennet, Bennett englische Form von → Benedikt (Bedeutung: der Gesegnete) …   Deutsch namen

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