Given name & surname
Bene
“son of the south; son of the right hand”
In English use, Bene is a variant of Ben. In English use, Ben carries the interpretation “son of the south; son of the right hand.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Bene is a variant of Ben. In English use, Ben carries the interpretation “son of the south; son of the right hand.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1944
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 216 as a first name in 2020; 787 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bene’s family of names
In German usage, Bene is a diminutive of Benedikt. In English usage, Bene has a related form in Ben. In Greek usage, Bene as a surname is a transliteration of Μπένε.
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Around the world
Bene has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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Sibling ideas
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