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Meaning and origin
Benny is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Blessed Son of My Right Hand`.


Where is it used?
The name Benny is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Bento, used in Portuguese.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Bengt (In Swedish)
Venyamin (In Russian)
Benedito (In Portuguese)
Bendiks (In Latvian)
Binyamin (In Jewish)
Benesh (In Jewish)
Benedetto (In Italian)
Beniamino (In Italian)
Benedek (In Hungarian)
Benedikte (In German)
Benoit (In French)
Pentti (In Finnish)
Bennett (In English)
Benedikt (In Dutch, German and in Danish)
Bent (In Danish)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Ben


For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Benito (M)
In Italian: Benedetta (F)
In French: Benjamine (F)
In French: Benoite (F)
In French: Bénédicte (F)


See also
In English, French, German, Hungarian and in the bible: Benjamin (M)
In English: Bennie (M)
In English: Benjy (M)
In English: Benedict (M)


Extra information:
From Old English.

More `Benny` links
Benny as abbreviation
Actors named Benny
Benny in the encyclopedia