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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BENZIE

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Scottish: perhaps from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Benne, which is in part a short form of Benedict and in part a form of the Old Norse personal name Bjorn meaning ‘bear cub’, ‘warrior’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)