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In the entire world, Benoist (Benoist , Бенуа , คนใจกว้าง) is a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly forename. The first name Benoist is habitual in France, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare girly name. More frequently, Benoist is the last name as well as the forename.
Benoist is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Benoist , the operatic character in the opera La poupée and Benoît Cassagne , character in Plus belle la vie.