Benoit

//bɛnˈwɑː// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from French, equivalent to English Benedict.

    "In a statement Wednesday, Anheuser-Busch said Benoit Garbe, the company’s US chief marketing officer, “will be resigning at the end of the year in order to embark on a new chapter in his career.”"

  2. 2
    A surname from French, equivalent to English Benedict.

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"People with unimaginable wealth and power are injecting the stuff that made Chris Benoit kill his wife and kids."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Benoît.

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