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Βενιαμίν
Βενιαμίν (Veniamín) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Benjamin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Βενιαμίν comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Βενιᾱμῑ́ν, from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyāmīn).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Βενιαμίν’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Βενιαμίν has a later derivative in Benjamin. In Greek usage, Βενιαμίν has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form BENIAMIN. In Greek usage, Βενιαμίν has a conventional equivalent in the English form Benjamin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Βενιαμίν has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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“triad” · “third”
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