Name Benjamín

Meaning:

son of the right hand, son of the south, son of luck

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About the name Benjamín in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	Spanish
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Benjamin, Benjámin, Benjamim, Beniamina, Beniamino, Bünyamin Details

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About Benjamin/Beniamina, the group of names with the same origin as Benjamín

Meaning/translation:	son of the right hand, son of the south, son of luck
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Info about origin, male:	in the Bible Benjamin is the youngest son of Jacob and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
Words:	ben = the son Hebrew
	yamin = right (right as opposed to left), the right hand, the south Hebrew
Topics:	12 Tribes of Israel, Old Testament
Variants' top ranks:	1:Benjamin Canada/BC 2017, 1:Ben Germany First 2018, 1:Benjamín Argentina 2018, 45:Benjamim Portugal 2018, 49:Benjámin Hungary 2005, 719:Benny USA 1993
Old/original forms:	Binjamin Hebrew
Name variants:	Beniamina, Ben, Beniamino, Benjamim, Benjamin, Benjamín, Benjámin, Benji, Benjie, Benjy, Bennie, Benny, Bünyamin Sortable list Details

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