Ben is a masculine given name. It is often short for Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson, and Ebenezer.
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- Given Name Revised.name
- Ben
- Given Name Revised.gender
- Male
- Given Name Revised.meaning
- "Son of"
- Given Name Revised.region
- Middle East
- Given Name Revised.origin
- Semitic languages
- Given Name Revised.related names
- Benjamin, Benedict, Bengt, Bennett, Benoit, Benvolio, Benito, Benson, Ebenezer
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Ben is a masculine given name. It is often short for Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson, and Ebenezer.
Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as Ben (dialectal Arabic) or bin (بن), Ibn/ebn (ابن).
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