Given name
Benjámin
Benjámin is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Hungarian.
Meaning & origin
Benjámin’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Benjámin has a diminutive in BENI. In Hungarian usage, Benjámin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Benjamin. In Hungarian usage, Benjámin has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form BENIAMIN.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benjámin has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Benjámin
- Béni KállayHungarian politician, Minister of Finance of Austria-Hungary, governor of Bosnia-Herzegovina (1839-1903)
- Benjámin GleduraHungarian chess player, International Grandmaster (GM)born 1999
- Benjamin BalázsHungarian association football playerborn 1990
- Benjámin CeinerHungarian canoeistborn 1992
- Benjámin GrátzHungarian swimmerborn 1996
- Benjámin CsekeHungarian footballerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Berahim
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Beth-rapha
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Ben-deker
“son of a piercing”
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Ben-geber
“son of a guy”
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Ben-hesed
“son of mercy” · “son of fidelity”
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