Beñat is a
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
masculine given name
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variant of
Bernard
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...
, which comes from
Germanic origin. There are variants in other languages including the
Spanish
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**Spanish cuisine
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and
Italian
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''Bernardo''. While the Basque language does not have a
feminine given name equivalent, other languages do, such as the French ''Bernardine''. Beñat is uncommon as a
surname.
People with the name Beñat include:
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Beñat Achiary, Basque vocal improviser
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Beñat Albizuri (born 1981), Basque road bicycle racer
*
Beñat Etxebarria
Beñat Etxebarria Urkiaga (, ; born 19 February 1987), known mononymously as Beñat, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
He spent the better part of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appe ...
(born 1987), Basque football player
*
Beñat Intxausti
Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (born 20 March 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2019 for the Nicolas Mateos, , , , and teams.
Career
Intxausti was born in Amorebieta-Etxano, Bis ...
(born 1986) Basque road racing cyclist
*
Beñat San José
Beñat San José Gil (born 24 September 1979), is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger, and is the manager of Bolívar.
He is the youngest manager in Gulf and Saudi history to have won a title, the 2013 Saudi Kings Cup at t ...
(born 1979), Basque football manager
References
Given names
Basque masculine given names
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