Kalmar "Benedictine" tana da 'yan ma'anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin, amma mafi yawan ma'anar ita ce: , waɗanda suke bin ka'idar St. Benedict kuma suna zaune a cikin gidajen ibada da ke sadaukar da addu'a, karatu, da aikin hannu. Wani nau'in barasa da aka yi daga ganyaye da kayan kamshi, wanda sufaye Benedictine suka samar a Normandy, Faransa a asali. ’Yan uwa sufaye ko zuhudu Benedictine suka yi, galibi a yankunan Burgundy ko Savoy na Faransa. domin ibada da dabi’un sufaye da zuhudu.