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


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

It is an abbreviated form of
Benedict, used in English.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Peni (In Hawaiian)


If it's too long people might use
In English, French, German, Hungarian and in the bible: Benjamin


See also
In Swedish: Bengt
In Spanish: Benito
In Russian: Venyamin
In Portuguese: Benedito
In Portuguese: Bento
In Latvian: Bendiks
In Jewish: Benesh
In Jewish: Binyamin
In Italian: Benedetto
In Italian: Benedetta
In Italian: Beniamino
In Hungarian: Benedek
In German: Benedikte
In French: Benoite
In French: Benoit
In French: Benjamine
In French: Bénédicte
In Finnish: Pentti
In English: Bennie
In English: Bennett
In English: Benjy
In English: Benny
In Dutch, German and in Danish: Benedikt
In Danish: Bent


Extra information:
From Old English.

What Ben`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Ben:
   its crap and im a chav.
   The worst thing about the name:
   i have it and im a geek.
   If my name wasn`t Ben....:
   id be called josh
   Extra information:
   no
2. The best thing about the name Ben:
   It is such a strong but happy name.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Nothing. It is a name that will age with me.
   If my name wasn`t Ben....:
   Then I would have been a girl.
   Extra information:
   Ben's rule!

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