- Benjamin (name)
Benjamin is a popular
given name for males, translating fromHebrew as "son of my right [hand] side". It is often shortened to "Ben", and sometimes to "Benny", "Bennie" or "Benjy". Benjamin is also apatronymic surname . People with the name Benjamin or its variant spellings include:Given name
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name = Benjamin
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gender = Male
meaning = Son of my right hand and Beloved youngest son.
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nickname =Ben ,Benny ,Benji
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*Benjamin II (1818-1864), the pen name of a Romanian traveler
*Benjamin (Khazar) , a ruler of the late ninth and early tenth centuries CE
*Benjamin (saint) , an early 5th century martyr in Persia, feast day on March 30
*Benjamin of Tudela , a 12th century Spanish Jewish rabbi
*Patriarch Benjamin I , patriarch of Constantinople
*Pope Benjamin II of Alexandria (1327-1339), Coptic Pope
*Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), 23rdPresident of the United States
*Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the USA
*Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), a 19th CenturyPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
*Benjamin McKenzie (1978-Present), an Americanactor
*Ben Affleck (1972-Present), American film screenwriter, director and actor
*Benjamin Zephaniah , Poet and writerurname
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name = Benjamin
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meaning = Son of my right hand
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*Andre Benjamin (born 1975), American musician and actor; co-founder ofOutkast
*Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960), Australian composer
*Asher Benjamin (1773-1845), American architect
*Collin Benjamin (born 1978), Namibian football (soccer) player
*François Benjamin (born 1962), Canadian politician
*Harry Benjamin (1885-1986), German-born American sexologist
*Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884), American politician
*Lucy Benjamin (born 1970), actress
*René Benjamin (1885-1948), French author
*Richard Benjamin (born 1938), actor
*Rick Benjamin (band leader) (fl. c. 2000), musician
*Rick Benjamin (born 1952), race driver
*Shelton Benjamin (born 1975), American wrestler
*Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), literary critic & writeree also
*lookfrom|Benjamin
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