BENJAMIN  

Gender: M
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "son of the right hand"

Popularity in 2008: #25

Sensitive Old Testament name of the son of Jacob and Rachel, associated with many other distinguished figures from Benjamin Franklin to Dr. Benjamin Spock, which has enjoyed widespread favor for decades -- and is attractive and strong enough to have entered the Top 25.

Variations:
Benejamen, Benyanrino, Benjie, Bennie, Benjey, Beni, Benjiman, Benn, Benjimen, Benjamen, Benjee, Benji, Benjamon, Benjaman, Benny, Benno, Binyamino, Benyamin, Benjy

International Variations:
Benkamin (Basque) Bannerjee (Gaelic) Veniamin (Greek) Peni'Aminapeni (Hawaiian) Binyamin (Israeli) Benjamino, Beniamino (Italian) Benjaminho (Portuguese) Beniamin (Slavic) Benjammén, Min, Chelín, Mincho, Benja, Venjamín, Benjamé, Benjemín, Beniamín, Mino (Spanish) Beinish (Yiddish)

People who like Benjamin also like:

Alice, Charlotte, Ella, Grace, Lydia, Maeve, Olivia, Rose, Violet, Henry, William, Leo, Oliver, Levi

Benjamin is being discussed in our message boards:

• Drop two add one B-B twins
• What would you choose if you were having boy-girl twins?
• Ready for a baby name game?
• Themed Elimination Game
• little Lilia begs for brother's name, please:)!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Benjamin:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• A DOZEN NEGLECTED BIBLICAL BOYS' NAMES
• NAMEBERRY FAVES II: THE BOYS' NAMES NAMEBERRYITES LOVE MOST
• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again