The name Benjamin is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Hebrew.
Benjamin is pronounced as BEHNJahMahn
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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.
Summary
Meaning
Son Of My Right Hand
Pronunciation
BEHNJahMahn
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Pronunciation
BEHNJahMahn
Meaning
Made of the elements ben meaning 'son' and 'yamin' meaning 'right', the whole means 'son of my right hand' or 'favorite' or 'son of my old age'.
Meaning, origin and history of the name Benjamin - Behind the Name
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Origin
English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Biblical
Meaning
From the Hebrew name בִּןְיָמִין (
Binyamin) meaning "son of the south" or "son of the right hand", from the roots בֵּן (
Ben) meaning "son" and יָמִין (yamin) meaning "right hand, south".
Benjamin in the Old Testament was the twelfth and youngest son of
Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews.
He was originally named בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-ʾoni) meaning "son of my sorrow" by his mother
Rachel, who died shortly after childbirth, but it was later changed by his father (see
Genesis 35:18).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.
Pronunciation
/ˈbɛn.d͡ʒə.mɪn/(English) /bɛ̃.ʒa.mɛ̃/(French) /ˈbɛn.ja.miːn/(German) /ˈbɛn.jaː.ˌmɪn/(Dutch)