Origin and meaning of Benjamin

Benjamin
Hebrew
Male
son of my right hand
1 - Benjamin (Hebrew boy name)
son of my right hand
2 - Benjamine (French girl name)
Son of My Right Hand
Meaning&Origin
Benjamin is a Hebrew boys name.
The meaning of the name is `son of my right hand `.
Where is it used?
The name Benjamin is mainly used in English, French, German, Hungarian and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Venyamin (In Russian)
Binyamin (In Jewish)
Beniamino (In Italian)
Peni (In Hawaiian)
Benedict (In English)
If it's too long people might use:
In English: Ben
For opposite sex use:
In French: Benjamine (F)
See also
In English: Bennie (M)
In English: Benjy (M)
In English: Benny (M)
Statistics
The name Benjamin was given to 13948 babies in the USA in 2004. Benjamin was the number 33 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 13567 babies making it the number 25 name that year.
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