Benji - Meaning of Benji

What does Benji mean?

[ 2 syll. be-nji, ben-ji ] The baby boy name Benji is pronounced as BEHNJH-iy †. Benji is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Hebrew origins.

Benji is a variant of the name Ben (Dutch, English, and Hebrew) in the English language.

Benji is also a diminutive of the name Benjamin (English, French, German, and Hebrew) in the English language.

See also the related categories, english and hebrew.

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 2018, among the family of boy names directly related to Benji, Benjamin was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Benji include Benjea, Benjey, Benjie, Benjy, Bajnoc, Bajnock, Bajnok, Banga, Banjo, Banjoe, Banky, Banna, Banning, Bannoc, Bannoch, Bannock, Bannok, Bannyng, Bansea, and Bansee.

† Pronunciation for Benji: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"



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