*RELATIVES*
*FAMOUS BENJAMINS*
*SONGS FOR BENJAMIN*
***GOLD STANDARD***
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(“benjamin” is a popular given name for males, derived from Hebrew בנימין translating as “son of my right [hand]”, though in the Samaritan Pentateuch, the name appears as ࠁࠍࠉࠌࠉࠌ, “Binyaamem” ‘son of my days’)
(it is often shortened to Ben, and sometimes to Benny, or “Benjy”)
(“Benjamin” is also a patronymic surname)
(like many biblical names, it is popular in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths alike, having many variant forms in other languages)
(the “benjamin of the family” is a phrase used in several languages to refer to the youngest son – especially when he is much younger than his brothers; sometimes the name is chosen for a son born to mature parents unlikely to have more children, especially if he has several older siblings)
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(both of these usages derive from the biblical son of ‘jacob’ of that name, who occupied that position in his family)
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☜*“MALE FIRST NAMES”* ☞ 
*BEGINNING IN ‘B’*
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