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Bent

Boy Name day: September 5
Bent is a short form of Bentley: on birth records it is written Bentley (52,568 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Bentley page. Also a short form of Bentlee.
Origin: Old English (toponym). Meaning: meadow of bent (coarse) grass.
From Old English 'beonet' ('bent grass, coarse grass') + 'leah' ('woodland clearing, meadow'), 'the meadow where bent grass grows'.

Name day for Bent

September 5

Why this day? Bent is a short form of Bentley, and shares its name day.

Bent is celebrated in the United States on September 5.

The story of the name Bent

Bent is a short form of Bentley. It keeps its origin (Old English (toponym)) and meaning — meadow of bent (coarse) grass, and shares its name day, September 5.

On birth records, Bent is rarely written as such: the Bents are Bentleys (52,568 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Bentley page. Bent is also a short form of Bentlee.

Frequently asked questions about Bent

What does Bent mean?

Bent is a short form of Bentley, which means meadow of bent (coarse) grass.

When is Bent's name day?

September 5, together with Bentley: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Bent a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Bentley.

Bent's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 5/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 4/10
Ambition 8/10
Stability 5/10
Whimsy 6/10
Diplomacy 5/10
Loyalty 5/10
Need for attention 7/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Bent

Top 10

  1. Sofia78%
  2. Harper75%
  3. Lydia72%
  4. Cecilia71%
  5. Lucy71%
  6. Amelia70%
  7. Naomi69%
  8. Arianna68%
  9. Olivia66%
  10. Sadie66%

Bottom 10

  1. Violet47%
  2. Charlotte55%
  3. Claire57%
  4. Stella59%
  5. Layla59%
  6. Cora64%
  7. Mia64%
  8. Nora65%
  9. Olivia66%
  10. Sadie66%

Love potential for Bent

Top 10

  1. Sofia69%
  2. Lydia65%
  3. Arianna65%
  4. Lucy61%
  5. Nora60%
  6. Naomi60%
  7. Cora59%
  8. Cecilia56%
  9. Claire56%
  10. Olivia56%

Bottom 10

  1. Violet42%
  2. Charlotte43%
  3. Ariana47%
  4. Layla48%
  5. Mia51%
  6. Sadie52%
  7. Stella54%
  8. Amelia55%
  9. Cecilia56%
  10. Claire56%

Professional potential for Bent

Top 10

  1. Sofia58%
  2. Nora56%
  3. Claire56%
  4. Harper55%
  5. Ariana55%
  6. Amelia54%
  7. Sadie51%
  8. Lydia51%
  9. Olivia51%
  10. Cora49%

Bottom 10

  1. Mia42%
  2. Layla42%
  3. Lucy42%
  4. Arianna42%
  5. Violet42%
  6. Audrey44%
  7. Stella44%
  8. Charlotte44%
  9. Naomi47%
  10. Cecilia48%

Crush potential for Bent

Top 10

  1. Lydia96%
  2. Naomi96%
  3. Sofia96%
  4. Lucy94%
  5. Cecilia94%
  6. Olivia93%
  7. Arianna93%
  8. Amelia92%
  9. Harper91%
  10. Sadie89%

Bottom 10

  1. Violet67%
  2. Claire72%
  3. Charlotte80%
  4. Cora80%
  5. Mia83%
  6. Nora85%
  7. Stella85%
  8. Layla87%
  9. Ariana88%
  10. Audrey88%
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