Beni
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Frequency: (104)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: from beni ‘blessed’, the past participle of bénir ‘to bless’ (from Latin benedicere), presumably applied as a nickname, possibly with Christian overtones.
GIVEN NAME French 7%. Henri (2).
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