Benys
BENỸS
Etymology
Abbreviation from Benediktas, cf. Latin Bēne (LAG 415), Bēnus ¹, Polish. Bień, Bienia: Benedykt ², Bień: Benedykt ³. See also Banỹs.
Feminine FORMS
Benienė / Benytė
Pronunciation
/bʲɛ²ˈnʲiːs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. ibid., 392, 402, 406.
2. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 50.
3. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 268; SSNO I 154-155.