Pope Benedict is German and his real name is Ratzinger
Pope Benedict was able to choose a new name when he was elected Pope. Popes usually choose the name of a saint they admire.
Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa was the birth name of Pope Benedict XV.
Of course, Benedict was a real pope, elected by the College of Cardinals in 2005 to replace John Paul II. However, Pope Benedict X was an anti-pope.
Benedetto = Benedict in Italian. There were no last names used at the time.
Pope Benedict's real name is Joseph Ratzinger.
Pope Benedict XVI, who is now retired, was named Joseph Alois Ratzinger.
Catholic AnswerIf you are talking about St. Benedict of Nursia, there is very little know about him other than his Rule (The Rule of St. Benedict), and what Pope St. Gregory the Great describes about him in his Dialogues. But there is no indication that he changed his name when he became a hermit, so it is safe to assume that his name was Benedict, and his sister's name was Scholastica.
Benedict is the name he chose as Pope, his real name is Ratzinger, and he grew up in Germany
Benedict was born in Rome and his name in Latin would have been 'Benedictus.'
His real name is actually Benedict Arnold the Sixth. His father and his father's father and his father's father's father and os on are name Benedict Arnold.
Yes, this is his real name. His full name is Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch.