Benjamin

  • Boy
  • 8 letters
Biblical Son of the right hand
English Right-hand son. Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob in the Bible.
Hebrew Son of my right hand. Many Jewish families named their youngest child Benjamin.
Famous bearers Dr. Benjamin Spock. 19th century British statesman Benjamin Disraeli. Dustin Hoffman's character in the 1967 movie 'The Graduate.' Biblical Jacob's twelfth son.

Benjamin is a boy’s name of Biblical, English and Hebrew origin. Meaning in Biblical: Son of the right hand. Meaning in English: Right-hand son. Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob in the Bible. Meaning in Hebrew: Son of my right hand. Many Jewish families named their youngest child Benjamin. Famous bearer: Dr. Benjamin Spock. Famous bearer: 19th century British statesman Benjamin Disraeli. Dustin Hoffman’s character in the 1967 movie ‘The Graduate.’ Biblical Jacob’s twelfth son. The name has 8 letters.

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