MEANING & HISTORY
What does Benjamín mean?
Benjamín is the accented Spanish form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin. The conventional analysis combines son with right hand; the second element can also carry a southern directional association in Hebrew.
The biblical Benjamin, a son of Jacob, anchors its transmission. The accent identifies the exact Spanish spelling and does not add a separate meaning to the Hebrew compound.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
SpanishEtymology & source
Derived from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin
Wiktionary: Benjamín (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Benjamín
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Small Montana
Filipino boxer (1913–1976)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
4
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Small Montana, Ben Francisco
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Benjamín in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Benjamín
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Benjamin♂Son of the right hand
- Bellarmin·French form in the Bellarmino saint-name family
- Benjie·Familiar form of Benjamin
- Amin♂Truthful or trustworthy in Arabic
- Benben♂Repeated Ben; familiar form of Benjamin or Benedict
- Bennie♂Familiar form of Benjamin or Benedict
- Benson·Surname name: Benedict patronymic or place-name route
- Fermin♂Firminus-name family: firm
What rhymes with Benjamín?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Benjamín further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q19830690 — Benjamín (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Small Montana (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19830690 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Ben Francisco (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19830690 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Benjamín (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Benjamín (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: benjamin (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.