Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “son of the right [hand]”
From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).
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- Wiktionary: BenxamínCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Spanish Wiktionary: BenxamínCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wikipedia (en): Benjamin (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
