Ben name - Meaning of Ben
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, German, Dutch, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- BEN
- Ben Meaning
- Short form of Benjamin or Benedict. A notable bearer was Ben Jonson (1572-1637), an English poet and playwright. Ben is a short form of Benjamin. Benjamin is of Hebrew origin and means "right hand"s son", but was taken as an English surname after the crusades when it became fashionable to carry Biblical or Jewish names.
Ben Related Names
Variants: Benj, Benji, Benjy, Bennie, Benny (English)
Other Languages: Binyamin (Arabic), Benjamin (Biblical), Beniamin (Biblical Greek), Binyamin (Biblical Hebrew), Beniamin (Biblical Latin), Benedikt, Benjamín (Czech), Bendt, Bent (Danish), Pentti (Finnish), Benjamin, Benoit (French), Bieito (Galician), Peni (Hawaiian), Binyamin (Hebrew), Benedek, Benjámin, Bence (Hungarian), Benedikt (Icelandic), Benedetto, Beniamino, Benito, Bettino (Italian), Benedictus (Late Roman), Bendiks (Latvian), Benediktas, Benjaminas, Benas (Lithuanian), Venijamin (Macedonian), Benedykt (Polish), Benedito, Benjamim, Bento (Portuguese), Beniamin (Romanian), Benedikt, Veniamin, Venyamin (Russian), Benjamín (Slovak), Benito, Benjamín (Spanish), Bengt (Swedish), Bünyamin (Turkish), Benesh (Yiddish)
Ben Celebrities
Ben Affleck - actor, Ben Gibbard - musician, Ben Harper - musician, Ben Stiller - actor, Ben Archibald - football player, Ben Blue - actor, Ben Bunny - golfer, Ben Chaplin - actor, Ben Coates - football player, Ben Cross - actor,
