What does the name Benjamin mean?

Answer 1

Benjamin, from the Old Testament (Genesis 46), is one of the original twelve tribes of Israel, named after the youngest of twelve sons of Jacob (Israel) and one of two sons of Rachel, the other being Joseph. "Ben" means "son" in Hebrew and denotes "son of" in Arabic, while Jamin happens to be mentioned as a son of Simeon, second-born of Israel, and may be a derivative of Jacob, but this is unknown by this author. Jamin may also connote a balm, fruit or spice to indicate a family industry or type of merchant, as was commonly done, but this is also unknown. The name Benjamin can interchangeably both literally and figuratively mean "Son of Jamin" or "Son of Jacob," "Son of Israel" or, more generally, "son of Israel," meaning a son of the nation of Israel, a son of the religion of Judaism or a son of Yahweh/Jehovah/God. The plural, "bene," would mean "sons of." Commonly, this author uses "Ben" in the context of "son-of-a-gun," often substituting more forceful words at the end, depending on need. In fact, "son-of-a-jamin" or "sons-of-a-jamin" might become popular (and quite accurate) expressions of profanity soon and, oddly, carry no malice, instead indicating lighthearted irreverence, though many a fellow with this name has disagreed; hearing their mothers hollar at them for some misdeed during their formative years, to them their name often sounds like extremely angry profanity when they hear "Ben-e-jamin!" from a distance. Rolls off the tongue quite well. Yits ya right in the gut, it does. It's been a curse word for centuries and nobody's known it except for those with the name!

Answer 2

It depends on the language you're wanting your answer to come from.

Usually means gay wierdo and can be classed as an insult.. 'your so ben'