Meaning & History
Benini is an Italian surname meaning "son of Benino," a diminutive of Bene or Beno, short forms of the given name Benedetto.
Etymology
The roots of Benini go back to the Latin name Benedictus (meaning "blessed"), from which the Italian Benedetto is derived. The suffix -ini indicates a patronymic or lineage, so the surname originally identified a descendant of Benino.
Notable Bearers
Several notable individuals carry the surname Benini. They include the statistician and demographer Rodolfo Benini (1862–1956), the chess player Clarice Benini (1905–1976), the conductor and composer Maurizio Benini (born 1952), the industrialist and politician Zenone Benini (1902–1976), the swimmer Fides Benini (1929–1993), the 17th-century painter Sigismondo Benini, and the Brazilian footballer Paulo André Cren Benini (born 1983).
Related Surnames
Variants and related forms of this Italian surname include Benedetti and Benetton. Analogous surnames in other languages include Bennett and Bennet in English, the Czech Beneš and Benešová, and the Danish Bendtsen and Bentsen.
- Meaning: "son of Benino"
- Proper origin: Southern European
- Type: Surname
- Usage regions: Italy
Related Names
Sources: Wikipedia — Benini