Benjamine - Meaning of Benjamine

What does Benjamine mean?

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Benjamine

[ 3 syll. be-nja-mi-ne, ben-jam-ine ] The baby boy name Benjamine is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. It is pronounced as BehNJHaa-MIY-N †. The origin of Benjamine is Hebrew. Benjamine is a variant of the name Benjamin (English, French, German, and Hebrew).

See also the related category hebrew.

Benjamine is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1903 with 0.006% of baby boys being given the name Benjamine. It ranked at #852 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is today of infrequent use. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Benjamine, Benjamin was the most popular in 2018. Benjamine has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys.

Baby names that sound like Benjamine include Beanon, Beinean, Beineon, Bengamin, Beniam, Benigno, Benjahmin, Benjaim, Benjamain, Benjamen, Benjamim, Benjamin, Benjamyn, Benjiman, Benjimen, Benkamin, Benonie, Benony, Benzion, and Binean.

† English pronunciation for Benjamine: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"