Given name · Tamil
பெஞ்சமின்
பெஞ்சமின் (peñcamiṉ) is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Tamil.
TamilWritten in Tamil script. In English: peñcamiṉ.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
பெஞ்சமின் comes from English, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Tamil usage, பெஞ்சமின் developed from Benjamin.
பெஞ்சமின்’s family of names
In Tamil usage, பெஞ்சமின் developed from the English form Benjamin. In Tamil usage, பெஞ்சமின் can be written in the Roman alphabet as peñcamiṉ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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