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Benvenuto

Welcome, welcomed

Origin

Italian

Used in

it

Origin and meaning of Benvenuto

Benvenuto is a medieval Italian name with a transparent meaning: 'welcome, joyfully received,' used as a good-omen name to express the happiness with which a newborn was greeted. Distinctly Italian and now very rare, it stays linked to the memory of Benvenuto Cellini, the supreme goldsmith and sculptor of the Renaissance. It has counterparts in the Spanish Bienvenido and the French Bienvenu. It keeps a warm, auspicious character with an old, deeply Italian flavour.

Variants around the world

How Benvenuto sounds in other languages.

BienvenidoBienvenu

Famous people

  • Benvenuto Cellinisculptor

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