Benjamin name - Meaning of Benjamin
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- BEN-jə-min (English) , ben-zha-ME N (French) , BEN-yah-meen (German)
- Benjamin Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand". Benjamin in the Old Testament is the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews. He was originally named (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow" by his mother Rachel, who died shortly after childbirth, but it was later changed by his father. As an English name, Benjamin came into general use after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American statesman, inventor, scientist and philosopher. Benjamin is of Hebrew origin and means "right hand"s son", but was taken as an English surname after the crusades when it became fashionable to carry Biblical or Jewish names.
Benjamin Related Names
Variant:, Ben, Benjiman, Benjamen
Diminutives: Ben, Benj, Benji, Benjy, Bennie, Benny (English), Ben (German), Ben (Dutch)
Feminine Form: Benjamine (French)
Other Languages: Binyamin (Arabic), Beniamin (Biblical Greek), Binyamin (Biblical Hebrew), Beniamin (Biblical Latin), Benjamín (Czech), Peni (Hawaiian), Binyamin (Hebrew), Benjámin (Hungarian), Beniamino (Italian), Benjaminas, Benas (Lithuanian), Venijamin (Macedonian), Benjamim (Portuguese), Beniamin (Romanian), Veniamin, Venyamin (Russian), Benjamín (Slovak), Benjamín (Spanish), Bünyamin (Turkish)
Benjamin Celebrities
Benjamin Harrison - former US President, Benjamin Bratt - actor, Benjamin Becker - tennis player, Benjamin Coblyn - football player, Benjamin Gay - football player, Benjamin Rush - politician,
