Bent - Meaning of Bent

What does Bent mean?

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Bent

[ 1 syll. ben(t), be-nt ] The baby boy name Bent is pronounced BEHNT †. Bent's language of origin is Latin, Old English, and Middle English, and it is predominantly used in Scandinavian.

Bent is a variation (Scandinavian) of Benedict (English).

Bent is also a variation of Bentley (English).

Bent is also a variation of Benton (English).

See also the related categories, latin, english, and scandinavian.

Bent is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2018, within the group of boy names directly related to Bent, Bentley was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Bent include Bendt, Bennt, Bond, Bandee, Bandhu, Bandi, Banditt, Bandu, Bandy, Beaumont, Benat, Bendict, Benet, Benett, Benette, Benit, Benneit, Bennet, Bennete, and Bennett.

† English pronunciation for Bent: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"