April 16
Why this day? Bénin is a short form of Benoit, and shares its name day.
Bénin is celebrated in France on April 16.
Bénin is a short form of Benoît. It keeps its origin (latin) and meaning — blessed, one who speaks well, and shares its name day, April 16.
On birth records, Bénin is rarely written as such: the Bénins are Benoîts (126,695 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Benoît page.
Bénin is a short form of Benoît, which means blessed, one who speaks well.
April 16, together with Benoît: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Benoît.
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