Benjamin

    Origin:
  • Hebrew: Son of the right hand; In the Bible, Benjamin was the patriarch Jacob''s youngest son. His mother Rachel died giving birth to him and in her last moments of life named him Benoni, meaning "son of my sorrow." His father did not want him to have such an ominous moniker and renamed him Binyamin.
Alternate Spellings:
Veniamin
International Variations:
Beniamino   •   Benyamin   •   Binyamin
Nicknames:
Ben   •   Benji   •   Benjy   •   Bennie   •   Benno   •   Benny
Famous Namesakes:
Statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin, English composer Benjamin Britten, Actor Benjamin Bratt
Celebrity Babies:
Son of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, Son of Harrison Ford, Son of Carly Simon and James Taylor
Syllables:
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