Given name · also Late Latin
Benxamín
Benxamín is a masculine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Galician.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Benxamín comes from Late Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Galician usage, Benxamín developed from Βενιαμίν.
Benxamín’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Benxamín has a diminutive in Xamín. In Galician usage, Benxamín developed from the Ancient Greek form Βενιαμίν. In Galician usage, Benxamín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Benjamin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Benxamín has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Biblical 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.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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