Pronunciation | Ben |
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Word/name | Dialectal Arabic/Hebrew |
Meaning | "son of my sans amp" or "son of" |
Related names | Benjamin, Benedict, , Bennett, Benoit, Benvolio |
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given name Benjamin (as well as Benedict, , Bennett, Benoit, Benvolio, or Ebenezer, among other names). It is also used as a given name in its own right.
The Arabic "Bin" (بن) or "Ibn" (ابن) or "Ben" (dialectal arabic) meaning "son of".
Ben (in Hebrew: בֶּן, Son of) forms part of surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham (Hebrew: אברהם בן אברהם). Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic, is also seen, e.g. Simon bar Kokhba (Hebrew: שמעון בר כוכבא).