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Bennett is an English language surname and, less commonly, a given name. Alternative spellings include Bennet, Benett and Benet.

It is related also to the medieval name Benedict from the Latin "Benedictus" meaning "well-spoken of" or "blessed" . Bennett is the English spelling of the Anglo-Norman name Ben[n]et (modern French first name Benoît, surname Bénet). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham in North East England, originating from Norman landowners whose parents spelt the name Bénet.