Meaning and origin of Ben

Ben
English
Male
Son of My Right Hand

Meaning&Origin
Ben is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `Son of My Right Hand`.
Where is it used?
The name Ben is mainly used in English.
It is an abbreviated form of
Peni (In Hawaiian)
If it's too long people might use
In English, French, German, Hungarian and in the bible: Benjamin
See also
In Swedish: Bengt
In Spanish: Benito
In Russian: Venyamin
In Portuguese: Benedito
In Portuguese: Bento
In Latvian: Bendiks
In Jewish: Benesh
In Jewish: Binyamin
In Italian: Benedetto
In Italian: Benedetta
In Italian: Beniamino
In Hungarian: Benedek
In German: Benedikte
In French: Benoite
In French: Benoit
In French: Benjamine
In French: Bénédicte
In Finnish: Pentti
In English: Bennie
In English: Bennett
In English: Benjy
In English: Benny
In Dutch, German and in Danish: Benedikt
In Danish: Bent
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Ben was given to 438 babies in the USA in 2004. Ben was the number 1143 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 440 babies making it the number 530 name that year.
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