Benjamin

Benjamin is a name that is deep-rooted in American history. There’s Benjamin Franklin, who was the founding father of the United States, as well as Benjamin Harrison who was the 23rd President of the USA, to name but a few. This name comes from the Hebrew name Binyamin, meaning ‘son of my right hand’. According to the Bible, Jacob was a father to twelve sons, with Benjamin being the youngest of all. This is why the popular phrase the ‘Benjamin of the family’ is used to refer to a family’s youngest son. Another possible Hebrew interpretation of Benjamin can also be ‘a son of the South’, as Benjamin was the only son of Jacob who was born in the south of Mesopotamia. An alternate understanding can be that Binyamin is taken from the Hebrew word for ‘years’. This changes the meaning of Benjamin to ‘son of old age’, as Jacob was an old man at the time Benjamin was born.

Gender

Boy

Meaning

son of the right hand

Origin

Hebrew

Numerology

B is for beauty, that comes from within.

E is for electric, a sparkling trait!

N is for nice, need I say more?

J is for joyful, the spirit you spread.

A is for able, for you surely are.

M is for munificent, for you are extremely liberal in giving.

I is for intense, your zest of living.

N is for neatness, your orderly way.

Lucky

Benjamin lucky number is 5.

Free-thinking, adventurous, and progressive, 5 is defined by freedom. 5 needs to experience the world by engaging its five senses: For 5, life lessons are acquired through spontaneous acts of bravery. Akin to Sagittarius energy within astrology, 5 is known for its playful, impulsive, and vivacious spirit.

Famous People Named Benjamin

• Kirby Bliss Blanton American actress
• Kirby Griffin American model
• Kirby Lane Larson American children's book author
• Kirby Bumpus daughter of American journalist Gayle King
• Kinsley Scott Bingham male U.S. Senator and governor of Michigan

Benjamin in Pop Culture

• "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " F. Scott Fitzgerald story and film
• Benjamin Braddock main character in film "The Graduate"
• Benjamin Suddlechop barber in The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) by Sir Walter Scott
• Benjamin "Benny" Alden character in Gertrude Chandler Warner's "The Boxcar Children"
• Benjamin "Ben" Tallmadge real life Revolutionary War hero portrayed on AMC's "Turn"