Bear or brave as a bear
Benno is a diminutive form of several Germanic names beginning with the element 'bern', most notably Bernhard. It has long been used as a standalone name in Germany and Switzerland. In some contexts, it is also associated with the Latin name Benedictus, meaning blessed.
About 7 boys were named Benno in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
German film and television actor
11th-century German bishop and patron saint of Munich
Renowned Ukrainian-born British concert pianist
Influential German-American Assyriologist
