Overview
Benjamin is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. Its meaning is often given as “Son of the right hand; favored son”. Across languages it appears in Russian, Chinese, Greek and Japanese, among others. Notable bearers include Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Disraeli.
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Meaning
Son of the right hand; favored son
Origin
English
The story
Jacob's youngest son, 'son of the right hand', and father of a tribe.
Popularity
Loved in Canada.
Famous people named Benjamin
Benjamin in other languages
- RussianБенджамин
- Chinese本杰明/本雅明
- GreekΜπενζαμέν
- Japaneseベンジャミン
- Arabicبنيامين
- Hebrewבנג'מין
Numerology
5
The name Benjamin carries numerology number 5. (For entertainment.)