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 [ syll. be-nja-mi-ne, ben-jam-ine ] The girl name Benjamine is pronounced as BEHNJHahMEHN- KEY. Benjamine is primarily used in French and it is of Hebrew origin. The name Benjamine means son of the south, son of the right hand, son of my old age, favorite. Biblical name derived from the words 'ben' which means son ; 'yamin' which means south, right, right hand ; 'yamim' which means days. The generic name has been used in the Old Testament of the Bible. Also used by the twelve tribes of Israel. Benjamine is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Benjamine has also been used as a boy name. A baby name that sounds like Benjamine is the Italian name Benigna. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Benjamine: 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)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
