Benji

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Diminutive of BENJAMIN.

BENJAMIN   male   English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand". Benjamin in the Old Testament is the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews. He was originally named בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow" by his mother Rachel, who died shortly after childbirth, but it was later changed by his father (see Genesis 35:18).

As an English name, Benjamin came into general use after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American statesman, inventor, scientist and philosopher.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Benjamin
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Binyamin
BIBLICAL GREEK: Beniamin
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Binyamin
BIBLICAL LATIN: Beniamin
BIBLICAL: Benjamin
CZECH: Benjamín
DANISH: Benjamin
DUTCH: Ben, Benjamin
ENGLISH: Ben, Benj, Benjy, Bennie, Benny
FRENCH: Benjamin
GERMAN: Ben, Benjamin
HAWAIIAN: Peni
HEBREW: Binyamin
HUNGARIAN: Benjámin
ICELANDIC: Benjamín
ITALIAN: Beniamino
LITHUANIAN: Benas, Benjaminas
MACEDONIAN: Venijamin
NORWEGIAN: Benjamin
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Veniaminu
PORTUGUESE: Benjamim
ROMANIAN: Beniamin
RUSSIAN: Veniamin, Venyamin
SLOVAK: Benjamín
SPANISH: Benjamín
SWEDISH: Benjamin
TURKISH: Bünyamin
FEMININE FORMS
FRENCH: Benjamine