Beneš

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Beneš (feminine Benešová) is a common Czech and Slovak surname. The surname was derived from the shortened Czech form of the given name Benedict (Latin name of meaning "blessed", see also the surname Benedict). In the old Czech orthography the word was written as Beness, the Germanized form is Benesch.

Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters:

See also[edit]

  • Beneš-Mráz
  • Beneš decrees, a series of laws enacted by the Czechoslovak government of exile during World War II in absence of Czechoslovak parliament
  • Benes network, a type of switching network used in telecommunications
  • Benesch (a Germanized form of the name)