Given name
Benammi
“son of my kinsman”·“son of my people”
Benammi is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewבן־עמי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ben-ammi means “son of my kinsman” or “son of my people.”
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Where it comes from
Ben-ammi is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ben (בן), “son,” and the Hebrew noun 'am (עם), “people or kinsman.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ben-ammi appears in Genesis 19:38.
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Benammi’s family of names
Benammi may belong to the same name family as BENAMI. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 18
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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