Ben

Ben \ben, be-n\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Ben is pronounced as Beh-N ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ben: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Ben?

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Ben is used predominantly in Dutch, English, and Hebrew, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Ben's meaning is son, son of. Derived literally from the element 'ben' which is of the meaning son. The name Ben is widely used; it has 23 variations that are used in both English and other languages. English variations consist of Behn pronounciation, Ben Zion name (also used in Hebrew), what does the name Ben-Zion mean (also used in Hebrew), Benio definition, Benjea definition, name Benjee meaning, meaning of Benjey, name Benji meaning, Benjie meaning and origin, what does the name Benjy mean, what does the name Bennea mean, baby name Bennee, Benney name, name Benni, name Bennie origin, name Benno origin, and Benny definition. Another English form is the spelling variant Benn meaning. Variations of Ben used in other languages consist of baby name Ben Ami (Hebrew), Ben Baruch pronounciation (Hebrew), short names for Ben Gurion (Hebrew), meaning of Ben-Guryon (Hebrew), and name Ben-Tzion (Hebrew).

Ben is of Arabic origin and it is used largely in the English language. Here, the meaning is 'son, son of'. The name is often used as a component of longer Arabic names. In addition, Ben is a contracted form (Dutch and English) of the name name Benedict (English). Ben a contracted form (Dutch, English, and Hebrew) of the name Benjamin definition (English, French, German, and Hebrew). Ben a contracted form of the name Bennett definition (English). Ben a variation of the name Benon meaning of name (English). Ben a variation of the name what does the name Bentley mean (English). Ben a variation of the name Benton name variations (English). Ben is an all-time favorite. Today it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but not as much as it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.224% of baby boys were given the name Ben. It had a ranking of #73 then. The baby name has substantially fallen in popularity since then, and it is of only modest use in recent years. In 2010, it ranked at #692 with a usage of 0.016%. Within the family of boy names directly linked to Ben, Benjamin meaning and origin was the most widely used. It was more widely used than Ben by 37 times in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Ben:

• Actor Ben Affleck, born 15 August 1972, Berkeley, California
• Actor Ben Kingsley, born Krishna Bhanji 31 December 1943, North Yorkshire, England
• Actor Ben Vereen, born 10 October 1946, Miami, Florida
• Economist Ben Bernanke, born Ben Shalom Bernanke 13 December 1953, Augusta, Georgia
• Filmmaker Ben Stiller, born 30 November 1965, New York, New York
• Playwright Ben Travers, born 12 November 1886 - 18 December 1980, Hendon, London, England
• Poet Ben Jonson, born Benjamin Jonson 11 June 1572 - 6 August 1637, Westminster, London, England
• Surgeon Ben Carson, born 18 September 1951, Detroit, Michigan.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Ben:

the name Behn pronounciation, the English meaning of Benn, the English nicknames for Bain, the name name Ban meaning, the name name Banjee meaning, the name Bayne definition, the name what does the name Behm mean, the African Bem meaning and origin, the Indian nicknames for Bhim, the Swahili Bin definition, the name Boin definition, the name short names for Boine, the name Bon name variations, the name short names for Bone, the name short names for Bonne, the name Boon meaning of name, the English meaning of Boone, the name name Bowyn, the name Boyn name variations, and the name name Boyne origin.

The baby name Ben fun facts:

The name Ben in reverse order is "Neb".

The numerological value of the name Ben is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Ben?

Ben is in the top names in USA.