Benjamin

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Son of the right hand, favored
Scripts(How to write)
בִּנְיָמִין(Ancient Hebrew)
בִנְיָמִין
Pronunciation
BEHN-ZHA-MEHN(French)
BEHN-jə-min(English)
BEHN-ya-meen(German)
ben-juh-min
Popularity
Benjamin is a popular name globally. In the United States, it has consistently been in the top 100 baby names for boys for over a century. It also ranked in the top 10 baby names for boys in several countries including Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, New Zealand, and Sweden.

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Benjamin Name meanings & History

Son of the right hand, favored. Benjamin is a masculine name commonly used in Western countries.

Zodiac Sign of Benjamin: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Benjamin:

B: Bountiful,Bashful,Brains,Beauty

E: Enliven,Entertain,Environment,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enlighten

N: Nitpicking,Nagging,Nice,Nervous,Nutrition,Neurosis,Neat

J: Joy,Journey,Journal,Judicial,Justice,Jester

A: Action,Ambitious,Assertive,Aggressive,Angry,Argumentative

M: Mother,Manipulative,Mushy,Memory,Memorabilia,Maternal,Mommy

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

Benjamin is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Benjamin include Benjamin Franklin (American founding father), Benjamin Harrison (President of the United States), Ben Affleck (American actor), Ben Stiller (American actor), and Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister).

2.) BENJAMIN (Male)

Usage: Hungarian

Meanings: From the Hebrew Binyamin, which is derived from binyamin (son of the right hand, favorite son). The name is borne in the Bible by the youngest of Jacob’s twelve sons. (BEHN-YAH-MEEN)


3.) BENJAMIN (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: From the Hebrew Binyamin, which is derived from binyamin (son of the right hand, favorite son). (BEN-ZHAH-MIN)


4.) Benjamin (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: Son of my sorrow

Other Forms: Benjaman, Benyamin


5.) Benjamin (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) son of right hand; wonderful boy

Other Forms: Benyamin


6.) BENJAMIN (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew binyamin (son of the right hand). See BENJAMIN (Biblical Names). The name was borne by American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin (1706-90). Short: Ben. Pet: Benny. (BEN-JAH-MIN)


7.) BENJAMIN (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew binyamin (son of the right hand, favorite son). Benjamin is used in the Highlands as an Anglicized form of Beathan (life). Short: Ben. Pet: Benji, Benny. (BEN-JAH-MIN)


8.) BENJAMIN (Male)

Usage: Biblical

Meanings: From the Hebrew binyamin (son of the right hand). The name is borne by the youngest of Jacob’s twelve sons, the patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin. (GEN. 35) (BEN-JAH-MIN)


9.) Benjamin (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) son of my right hand. See also Peniamina,Veniamin.

Other Forms: Banjamin, Banjamyn, Behnjamin, Bejamin, Benejaminas, Bengamin, Bengamon, Bengamyn, Beniam, Beniamino, Benja, Benjahmin, Benjaim, Benjam, Benjamain, Benjamine, Benjaminn, Benjamino, Benjamon, Benjamyn, Benjamynn, Benjemin, Benjermain, Benjermin, Benkamin, Bennjamin, Bennjamon, Bennjamyn, Benyamin, Benyamino, Binyamin, Mincho


10.) Benjamin (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) a form of Benjamin.

Other Forms: Banjaman, Bemjiman, Bengaman, Benjaman, Benjimen, Benjimin, Benjimon, Benjmain, Bennjaman


11.) BENJAMIN (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew binyamin (son of the right hand, favorite son). The name is borne in the Bible by the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin, and in the Middle Ages the name was commonly bestowed upon male children born into the same circumstances. Short: Ben. Pet: Benji, Benny. (BEN-JA-MIN)


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