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[Opinions] Re: Benedetta / Benedicta
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They're the same, aren't they? Benedetta is the modern Italian version of the Latin Benedicta. I could easily see an Italian woman (elderly, Catholic) named Benedetta. Benedicta seems historical to me, like it belongs on someone born centuries ago.
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Hi !!!But...
In the English-spaking world Benedict is a common name...I thought that Benedicta were simply its feminine..Doesn't it used where your live?So you don't use amy feminine variant for Benedict?Here in Italy is the oppisite...
Benedetta is a common used name also in these years while Benedetto...is very very dated! Out of top200...
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