Given name · also Late Latin
Benjamín
Benjamín is a masculine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Spanish, Czech, Icelandic, and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Benjamín comes from Late Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Slovak usage, Benjamín developed from Βενιαμίν.
Benjamín’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Benjamín has a diminutive in Benjamínko. In Slovak usage, Benjamín developed from the Ancient Greek form Βενιαμίν. In Czech usage, Benjamín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Benjamin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benjamín has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
5 related names in 9 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 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Benequivalent
- Binyaminequivalent
- BeniaminPolish
- Veniaminequivalent
- בנימיןequivalent
- Benxamínequivalent
- Вениаминequivalent
- Beniaminoequivalent
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People named Benjamín
- Benjamín RojasArgentine actorborn 1985
- Benjamín KuscevicChilean footballerborn 1996
- Benjamín GalindoMexican footballerborn 1960
- Benjamin MaldonadoBolivian footballerborn 1928
- Ben BruceBritish guitaristborn 1988
- Benjamín de Arriba y CastroCatholic cardinal (1886–1973)
- Benjamín ZarandonaEquatorial Guinean association football player (born 1976)
- Benjamín Novalroad bicycle racerborn 1979
- Benjamín GarréArgentinian footballer (born 2000)
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