Beno is a name of various origins. In the Bible it appears in 1 Chronicles 24:26–27 where the
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
word is rendered as "Beno" in some
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
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translations and as "his son" in others. Beno is also a short form of
Benedict
Benedict may refer to:
People Names
*Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Religious figures
* Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chu ...
in various languages.
It is also a place name in multiple languages.
People
Given name
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Beno of Santi Martino e Silvestro Beno or Benno (), also known as Bruno, was an imperialist Roman Catholic cardinal and priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monte during the Investiture Controversy. He was one of the bishops who abandoned Pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) in 1084 and ...
(), Roman Catholic cardinal
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Beno Axionov (born 1946), Russian-Moldovan actor, director, drama teacher and screenwriter
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Beno Blachut
Beno Blachut (14 June 1913 – 10 January 1985) was a lauded Czech operatic tenor. An icon in his own nation, Blachut drew international acclaim through his many commercial recordings of Czech music. He was an instrumental part of the post-World ...
(1913–1985), Czech operatic tenor
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Beno Bryant
Beno Bryant (born January 1, 1971) is a former American football return specialist and running back for the Seattle Seahawks.
High school
Bryant attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School, participating in both football and track. In 1989, Bryan ...
(born 1971), American football player
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Beno Dorn
Beno Dorn was a Polish-English master tailor known for providing the Beatles with their first suits out of his shop in Birkenhead, England, suits that are often mentioned as part of the rebranding that contributed to their breakthrough in 1962.
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, Polish-English master tailor
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Beno Eckmann
Beno Eckmann (31 March 1917 – 25 November 2008) was a Swiss mathematician who made contributions to algebraic topology, homological algebra, group theory, and differential geometry.
Life
Born in Bern, Eckmann received his master's degree fr ...
(1917–2008), Swiss mathematician
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Beno Gutenberg
Beno Gutenberg (; June 4, 1889 – January 25, 1960) was a German-American seismologist who made several important contributions to the science. He was a colleague and mentor of Charles Francis Richter at the California Institute of Technol ...
(1889–1960), German-American seismologist
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Benő Káposzta
Benő Káposzta (Budapest, 7 June 1942) is a former Hungarian footballer. He played for Újpesti Dózsa as a defender. He played 19 games for the Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-v ...
(born 1942), Hungarian footballer
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Beno Lapajne
Beno Lapajne (born 10 June 1973) is a former professional handball player. He has taken part in many international events including the Athens Olympics in 2004 and Sydney Olympics in 2000.
He started his career in the handball club RK Inles ...
(born 1973), Slovenian handball player
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Beno Obano
Ohwobeno Osemudiamen A.M. Obano (born 25 October 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Bath.
Personal life
Obano was born in Peckham and grew up in East Dulwich. He played in the 1st XV at The London Orat ...
(born 1994), English rugby union player
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Beno Udrih
Beno Udrih (born July 5, 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who serves as a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He previously played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Buck ...
(born 1982), Slovenian basketball player
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Beno Zephine N L
Beno Zephine N L (born 17 April 1990) is an Indian diplomat who has been serving as an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer since 2014. She is the first 100% visually impaired officer in the IFS.
Early life and background
Beno was born on 1 ...
(born 1990), Indian Foreign Service officer
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Beno Zupančič
Beno Zupančič (22 March 1925 – 28 August 1980) was a Slovene writer and journalist. He is best known for his novels and youth literature.
Zupančič was born in Sisak, then part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now in Croatia. ...
(1925–1980), Slovene writer and journalist
Surname
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Lukáš Beňo
Lukáš Beňo (born 7 November 1989) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a defender for the Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central ...
(born 1989), Slovak footballer
Places
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Beno Airport
Beno Airport is an airport serving Beno, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the D ...
, serving Beno, Democratic Republic of the Congo
See also
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David Benveniste
David "Beno" Benveniste is an American entrepreneur from Beverly Hills, California. He is CEO of Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group, which represents Grammy Award-winning and nominated artists that includes; System Of A Down, Korn, Deftones ...
, nickname "Beno" (born 1970), American entrepreneur
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References
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Modern names of Hebrew origin