| [ syll. be-nji, ben-ji ] The boy name Benji is pronounced as BEHNJHiy KEY. Benji is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Benji is a pet form of the name Benjamin (English, French, and German). Benji is an unusual baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1975 with 0.010% of baby boys being named Benji. It had a ranking of #621 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is today of very light use. In 2007, among the family of boy names directly related to Benji, Benjamin (English, French, and German) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Benji include Benjie (English), Benjy (English and German), Benes (Czech), Benesh (Yiddish), Beynish (Hebrew and Yiddish), and Benj (English). KEY: approx pronunciation for Benji: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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