Benjamin Pronunciation /ˈ b ɛ n dʒ ə m ɪ n BEN -jə-minFrench: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃] German: [ˈbɛnjamiːn] Hebrew: [bɪnjaˈmin] Swedish: [ˈbêːnjamɪn] Gender Male Origin Word/name בִּנְיָמִין Binyāmīn Meaning 'Son of my right hand' Other names Variant forms Benyaameen, Benyāmīn, Binyaameen, Binyāmīn, بنیامین Nicknames Ben, Bengie, Benj, Benjy, Benji, Benjoi, Benjie, Benjo, Benno, Benny, Benson, Benvolio, Benzino, Biniam
Benjamin is a commongiven name for males, derived fromHebrew בִּנְיָמִין ,Binyāmīn , translating as 'son of the right [hand]' in both Hebrew and Arabic languages, although in theSamaritan Pentateuch the name appears asBinyaamem : 'son of my days'.[ 1] [ 2]
Benjamin is often shortened toBen , and sometimes toBenny ,Benito , Benjy, Benji, etc. It is also apatronymic surname . Like many biblical names, it is popular in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths alike, having many variant forms in other languages.
The "Benjamin of the family" is a phrase used in several languages to refer to the youngest son – especially when he is much younger than his brothers[ 3] youngest son " stock character in fiction). Sometimes the name is chosen for a son born to mature parents unlikely to have more children, especially if he has several older siblings. Both of these usages derive fromthe biblical son of Jacob of that name, who occupied that position in his family.
In some language with Sanskrit root, such as Thai language,Benja orBenjama is also derivative ofpañca which means 'five' or 'the fifth'. And can be merged withIndra to form the name homophone nameBenjamin [ 4] Benchamin ).There are also many similar name start withBanja - orBenjama - with other combination such asBenjawan (used by someactresses andmodels inThailand ) orBenjamat (female name, also means the flowerChrysanthemum
Alternate versions of the name exist for females, likeBenjamina .
Arabic : بنيامين (Benyámén)Assyrian Neo-Aramaic : ܒܸܢܝܵܡܹܝܢ (Binyāmēn)Bengali : বিনয়ামিন, বিন ইয়ামিন, বনিয়ামিন, বেঞ্জামিন/বেনজামিন (Binyamin,Bin yeamin Bosnian : BenjaminChinese : 本杰明 (Běnjiémíng) / 本雅明Croatian : BenjaminCzech : BenjamínDutch : BenjaminEnglish : BenjaminEthiopia : BiniyamEritrea : BiniyamFrench : BenjaminGerman : BenjaminGreek : Βενιαμίν (Veniamín)Hawaiian : PeniHebrew : בנימין (binyameen Hindi : बेंजामिन (benjaamin Hungarian : BenjáminIcelandic : BenjamínIndonesian : Benyamin, BenjaminItalian : BeniaminoLatin : BenjaminJapanese : ベンジャミン (Benjamin)Korean : 벤자민 (Benjamin)Lithuanian : Benjaminas, BenasMacedonian : Бенџамин, Венјамин (Bendžamin, Venyamin)Norwegian : BenjaminPolish : BeniaminPortuguese : BenjamimRomanian : Beniamin, BenjaminRussian : Вениамин (Veniamin , Venyamin), Веня (Venya)Serbian : Бењамин (Benjamin)Slovak : BenjamínSlovenian : Benjamin, BenoSpanish : BenjamínSwedish : BenjaminTelugu : బెన్యామీను (Benyaminu)Turkish : Bünyamin, BenyaminYiddish : BinyominNotable people with the name Benjamin or its variant spellings include:
Benjamin II (1818–1864), the pen name of a Romanian travellerPope Benjamin II of Alexandria (1327–1339), Coptic PopeBenjamin (Khazar) , ruler of the late 9th and early 10th centuriesSaint Benjamin (disambiguation) , multiple peopleBenjamin Adler (1903–1990), American electrical engineer and inventorBen Affleck (born 1972), American film screenwriter, director and actorBenjamin Agosto (born 1982), American figure skaterBenjamin Alarie (born 1977), Canadianlegal scholar , law professor, and entrepreneurBenjamin Balleret (born 1983), Monegasque tennis playerBenjamin Banneker (1731–1806), American author and surveyorBen Barnes (actor) (born 1981), British actorBenjamin Biolay (born 1973), French singer, songwriter, producer and actorBenjamin Bowden (1906–1998), British industrial designerBenjamin F. Bowles (1869–1928), African American civil rights leader, and founder and president ofDouglass University .Benjamin Brahmer , American football playerBenjamin Breedlove (1993–2011), American YouTube and internet personalityBenjamin Britten (1913–1976), British composerBenjamin Buit (born 2008), Dutch YouTuberBenjamin Burnley (born 1978), lead singer of American rock band Breaking BenjaminBenjamin Butler (1818–1893), American lawyer, politician, soldier and businessmanBenjamin Cardozo (1870–1938), U.S. Supreme Court JusticeBenjamin Carrigan (born 1998), Australian association football playerBenjamin F. Cheatham (1820–1886), Confederate general and California gold minerBenjamin Chee Chee (1944–1977), Canadian artistBenjamin Constant (1767–1830), Swiss-born French politicianBenjamin Constant (Brazil) (1836–1891), Brazilian general and politicianBenjamin Cutting (born 1987), Australian cricketerBenjamin Dahlström (born 2003), Finnish footballerBenjamin Daviet (born 1989), French male cross-country skier and biathleteBenjamin Diskin (born 1982), American voice actorBenjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), Prime Minister of the United KingdomBenjamin Faunce (1873–1949), American druggist and businessmanBenjamin W. Fortson IV , American linguistBenjamin Franklin (1706–1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United StatesBenjamin Frick (1796–1871), American politician from PennsylvaniaBenjamin Graham (1894–1976), British-born American investor, economist, and professorBenjamin W. Gung (born 1953), Chinese American organic chemist and academicBenjamin Hall (disambiguation) , multiple peopleBenjamin Hance (born 2000), Australian Paralympic swimmerBenjamin Harrison (disambiguation) , multiple people, but most notably:Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901), 23rd president of the United StatesBenjamin Harrison V (1726–1791), a Founding Father of the United States, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Governor of VirginiaBenjamin Hick (1790–1842) English engineer and inventorBen Hogan (1912–1997), American professional golferBen Jonson (1572–1637), English playwright and poet, in his time second only to ShakespeareBenjamin Kallos (born 1981), American lawyer and politicianBenjamin Kapp (born 2002), German curlerBenjamin Kheng (born 1990), Singaporean singerBenjamin Kimutai (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runnerBenjamin Kowalewicz (born 1975), lead singer of Canadian rock band Billy TalentBenjamin H. Kline (1894–1974), American cinematographer and film directorBenjamin Källman (born 1998), Finnish footballerBenjamin Lambert (1937–2014), American optometrist and politicianBenjamin Lay (1682–1759), Anglo-American abolitionist, activist, and humanitarianBenjamin Leiner (Benny Leonard; the "Ghetto Wizard"; 1896–1947), American world champion lightweight Hall of Fame boxerBenjamin Lock (born 1993), Zimbabwean tennis playerBenjamin Luxon (1937–2024), British baritone singerBenjamin Mazar (1906–1995), Israeli historian and archeologist; president of the Hebrew University of JerusalemBenjamin McKenzie (born 1978), American actorBenjamin Millepied (born 1977), French dancer and choreographerBenjamin K. Miller (judge) (1936–2024), American judgeBenjamin Mielke (born 1981), German bobsledderBenjamin Miskowitsch (born 1984), German politicianBenjamin Mkapa (1938–2020), 3rd president of TanzaniaBenjamin Mwangata (born 1966), Tanzanian boxerBenjamin Netanyahu (born 1949), Israeli prime ministerBenjamin Nolot , American documentary filmmakerBenjamin Noriega-Ortiz (born 1956), Puerto Rican-born interior designerBenjamin of Tudela , 12th-century Spanish rabbiBenjamin Okolski , American figure skaterBenjamin Orr (1947–2000), American bass guitarist and singer-songwriter of The CarsBenjamin Østvold (born 2001), Norwegian ski jumperBenjamin Palm (born 2001), Ghanaian tennis playerBenjamin Pavard (born 1996), French professional footballerBenjamin Peltonen , Finnish recording artist, known mononymously as BenjaminBenjamin Franklin Perera , Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomatBenjamin Perrin , Canadian professorBenjamin Pritchard (rower) , British para-rowerBenjamin Raschke (born 1982), German politicianBenjamin Reemst (born 2000), Dutch footballerBenjamin Wood Richards (1797–1851), 59th mayor of PhiladelphiaBenjamin Rush (1746–1813), American politician, revolutionary, humanitarian, physician, educator, and founder of Dickinson CollegeDon Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (1904–1971), Sri Lankan politicianBenjamin Shapiro (born 1984), American conservative political commentatorBenjamin Frank Shelton (1902–1963) American singerBenjamin Šeško (born 2003), Slovenian professional footballerBen Simm (disambiguation) , multiple people, Benjamin, including Sim, Sims, SimmsBenjamin Smoke (1960–1999), American musicianBenjamin Spock (1903–1998), American pediatrician, political activist, and writerBenjamin St-Juste (born 1997), Canadian-American football playerBenyamin Sueb (1939–1995), Indonesian actorBen Stiller (born 1965), American actorBenjamin Tatar (born 1994), Bosnia and Herzegovina footballerBenjamin Tee , Singaporean scientist and inventorBenjamin Timbrell (c. 1683 – 1754), English master builder and architect Benjamin (Benji) Ungar (born 1986), American fencerBenjamin Verbič (born 1993), Slovenian professional footballerBenjamin de Vries (born 1923), Dutch-Israeli economic historianBenjamin Wade (1800–1878), American lawyer and US senatorBenjamin Wallace (circus owner) (1847–1921), American circus ownerBenjamin Wallace (writer) , American author and magazine writerBenjamin Washburne (born 2001), American pararowerBenjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1941), American linguist, known for contributing to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesisBenjamin Wildman-Tobriner (born 1984), American 2008 Gold Medal Olympic swimmer and former world record holderBenjamin Willoughby (1855–1940), Justice of the Indiana Supreme CourtBenjamin Yuen (born 1981), Hong Kong actor and singerBenjamin Yusupov (born 1962), Israeli classical composer, conductor and pianistBenjamin Zablocki (1941–2020), American sociologistBenjamin Zendel , Canadian psychologistBenjamin E. Zeller , American academicBenjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023), British poet and writerBenjamin Zhang Bin (born 1974), Chinese Manhua artist and illustratorBiniam Girmay (born 2000), Eritrean professional road cyclistBiniam Mehary (born 2006), Ethiopian middle and long-distance runnerFictional characters [ edit ] Benjamin , a donkey fromGeorge Orwell 's novelAnimal Farm Benjamin, inThe Walking Dead Benjamin the Elephant (original German name Benjamin Blümchen), the main character of the same namedtelevision series Benjamin Bunny, Peter Rabbit's cousin inThe Tale of Benjamin Bunny Benjamin Button, the title character of bothshort story andfilm Benjamin C. L. , known as Soldier Boy, from the third season ofAmazon Prime Video 'sThe Boys Benjamin Franklin Parker , known as Uncle Ben, fromMarvel Comics 'sSpider-Man Principal Benjamin Krupp , the school principal and title character fromCaptain Underpants Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce , the main character from the M*A*S*Hnovels , thefilm and thetelevision series Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm , also known as the Thing, from Marvel ComicsBenjamin Richards/Ben Richards, main character in the 1987 movieThe Running Man Benjamin Sisko , Commanding Officer of Deep Space Nine in theStar Trek: Deep Space Nine Benjamin Stilton, Geronimo Stilton's nephew and a main character in theGeronimo Stilton book series Benjamin Kirby Tennyson (better known as Ben or Ben 10) fromCartoon Network 'sBen 10 Gentle Ben , bear character created by Walt Morey, in the children's book and 1967 television series of the same name and the 1967 filmGentle Giant Benjamin "Ben" Gross, a character on Netflix'sNever Have I Ever Jaren Lewison Benjamin "Benjy" Compson, narrator of first section and mentally handicapped son of Jason from theWilliam Faulkner novel "The Sound and the Fury ". Ben Solo , son ofHan Solo andLeia Organa , main character in the sequel trilogy ofStar Wars Saga Adam Driver Benjamin Selvester, main character of the novelHammy House [ 5] Kaye Umansky . Benjamin (Ben) Linus , a recurring antagonist inLost Abraham Cornelius Benjamin (1897–1968), American philosopherAdam Benjamin Jr. (1935–1982), American politicianAdam Benjamin (musician) , American musicianAlbert Benjamin (1909–2006), Scottish bridge playerAlec Benjamin (born 1994), American singer-songwriterAndré Benjamin, the birth name ofAndré 3000 (born 1975), American musician and actor, co-founder ofOutkast Anna Smeed Benjamin (1834–1924), American social reformerArthur Benjamin (1893–1960), Australian composerAsher Benjamin (1773–1845), American architectBenoit Benjamin (born 1964), American basketball playerClinton Benjamin (died 2005), Nauruan politicianCollin Benjamin (born 1978), Namibian footballerEmmanuel Benjamin (born 1955), Indian cricketerEno Benjamin (born 1999), American football playerEugene S. Benjamin (1862–1941), American businessman and philanthropistFrançois Benjamin (born 1962), Canadian politicianFloella Benjamin (born 1949), British actress and businesswomanGeorge Benjamin (composer) (born 1960), British composerGeorges C. Benjamin (born 1952), American public health officialH. Jon Benjamin (born 1966), American comedian and actorHarry Benjamin (1885–1986), German-born American sexologistHilde Benjamin (1902–1989), East German judge and politicianJ. J. Benjamin (1818–1864), Romanian-Jewish historian and travelerJessica Benjamin (born 1946), American feminist and psychoanalystJoel Benjamin (born 1964), American chess grandmasterJohn Benjamin (disambiguation) , several peopleJon Benjamin (disambiguation) , several peopleJudah P. Benjamin (1811–1884), American politician and treasurer ofCSA Kelvin Benjamin (born 1991), American football wide receiverLeanne Benjamin (born 1964), Australian ballet dancerLewis Saul Benjamin (1874–1932), birth name of English author Lewis MelvilleLucy Benjamin (born 1970), British actressMaurice Benjamin , British Empire aerial gunnerMelanie Benjamin (author) (born 1962), pen name of American writer Melanie HauserMelanie Benjamin (Ojibwe leader) , chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of OjibweMiles Benjamin (born 1988), English rugby union playerQuanteisha Benjamin (born 1991/92), Canadian singerRai Benjamin (born 1997), American track athleteRaphael Benjamin (1846–1906), British-born Australian and American rabbiRegina Benjamin (born 1956), 18th Surgeon General of the United StatesRené Benjamin (1885–1948), French authorRich Benjamin , American journalist and writerRichard Benjamin (born 1938), American actor and film directorRick Benjamin (disambiguation) , several peopleRyan Benjamin (disambiguation) , several peopleShelton Benjamin (born 1975), American wrestlerSimeon Benjamin (1792–1868), American businessman, philanthropist, and benefactor of Elmira CollegeStan Benjamin (1914–2009), American baseball playerTrevor Benjamin (born 1979), English-born Jamaican footballerWalter Benjamin (1892–1940), German philosopher, literary critic and writerZoe Benjamin (1882–1962), born Sophia Benjamin, Australian early childhood educatorFictional characters [ edit ] Judy Benjamin, main character in the 1980 filmPrivate Benjamin Kikki Benjamin/Mew Kikki, English dub name of Bu-Ling Huang/Mew Pudding in the 2001 mangaTokyo Mew Mew Name list
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