Hadi Benotto



Hadi Benotto was an archeologist who was among the team of researchers which discovered Dar-es-Balat. A descendant of Siona Atreides and the Duncan Idaho ghola who survied the God-Emperor, she was part of the Minority who could not be seen by prescient vision.

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Suggesting an ancestry that was originally a combination of Germanic and Arabian. Since she mentions in the acknowledgements that she has a husband, it is probable that Hadi Benotto is indeed a woman. Even so, in the Arabic of today, Hadi (هادي) is a name used only for men, and it means "leader," or "guide." One could suppose that perhaps in the future it will come to be cross-pollinated by the German feminine name Heidi, so that it can be used for either gender.The Bene Gesserit Reverend Mothers also use a male firstname, but usually add a female scond name before the third or family name.