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Binyamin

bin-yah-MEEN

Popularity

#2307

stable

Letters

8

Syllables

3

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

1,032

Peak Year

#61 in 2024

First Recorded

1978

Style

Spiritual & Biblical

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Binyamin is the Hebrew form of Benjamin, meaning "son of the right hand" or "son of the south."

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Numerology

6

The Nurturer

Caring, responsible, and loving. Names at 6 resonate with warmth and family devotion.

Famous Namesakes

  • Benjamin Netanyahu

    Longest-serving Prime Minister of Israel

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Founding Father of the United States

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