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Benjamen - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Benjamen

[ syll. be-nja-men, ben-jam-en ] The boy name Benjamen is pronounced as BEHNJHahMahN KEY. Benjamen is primarily used in the English language and it is of Hebrew origin. Benjamen is a variant spelling of the English, French, and German name Benjamin.

Benjamen is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1978, 0.005% of baby boys were given the name Benjamen. It ranked at #919 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is now of sporadic use. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Benjamen, the English, French, and German Benjamin was the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Benjamen include the English Benjaman, the English, French, and German Benjamin, the Czech, Slavic, and Spanish Benjamín, the English Benjamon, the Hungarian Benjámin, the English Benjiman, the Italian Benigno, the Portuguese Benjamim, the English Benjimen, the Hebrew Benzion, the Italian Benjamino, and the English Benson.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Benjamen: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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