Benjamin
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Benjamin is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the right hand" or "favored son," widely used in many cultures and languages.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| canFunctionAs | middle name ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedDemonym |
Tribe of Benjamin
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjaminite (biblical tribe context)
|
| hasBiblicalAssociation |
Benjamin son of Jacob
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin (youngest son of Jacob)
|
| hasCategory |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Hebrew masculine given names ⓘ theophoric names ⓘ |
| hasCulturalUsage | given name in many cultures ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalComponents |
ben (son)
ⓘ
yamin (right hand / south) ⓘ |
| hasGender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsageSince | antiquity ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | proper noun ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
favored son
ⓘ
son of the right hand ⓘ |
| hasNameDayInSomeTraditions | December 31 ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew language
|
| hasPopularity | commonly ranked among popular baby boy names in the United States in the 21st century ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| hasScripturalOrigin |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| hasShortForm |
Ben
ⓘ
Benji ⓘ Benny ⓘ |
| hasUsageType | first name ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Beniamin
ⓘ
Beniamino ⓘ Benjamín ⓘ
surface form:
Benyamin
Benyamine ⓘ Benjamín ⓘ
surface form:
Benyamín
Binyamin ⓘ |
| isCommonIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ North America ⓘ Western countries ⓘ |
| isDerivedFrom | Binyamin ⓘ |
| isGivenTo | males at birth ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Christian communities
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch language
English language ⓘ French ⓘ
surface form:
French language
German language ⓘ Jewish communities ⓘ Muslim communities ⓘ Scandinavian languages ⓘ |
Referenced by (115)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Benjamin Gitlow
subject surface form:
Benjamin F. Blodgett
subject surface form:
Benjamin Keough
subject surface form:
Happy Chandler
subject surface form:
Benjamin Graham
subject surface form:
Captain Benjamin L. Willard