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Benj - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Benj
 
 

 



[ syll. be-nj, ben-j ] The boy name Benj is pronounced as BEHNJH KEY. Benj is largely used in English and its origin is Hebrew. Benj is a short form of the name Benjamin (English, French, and German).

Benj is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Benj, Benjamin (English, French, and German) was the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Benj include Benes (Czech), Benesh (Yiddish), Benji (English), Benjie (English), Benjy (English and German), and Beynish (Hebrew and Yiddish).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Benj: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"


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