It is quite usual for the heaviest bell in a peal of bells to be given a name, and Big Ben was used for one of the bells in the clocktower of the Palace Westminster.
By association, the clock, the tower or the building are sometimes known by the name of this bell.
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The real name of Ben Adam, author of "The Origin of Heathendom," is John Wilson. He wrote under the pen name Ben Adam for this particular work.
Big Ben Kennedy's birth name is Benjamin Kennedy.
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the origin of the name is the son (ben) of mozes (mosche) in Hebrew .
The bell was named in honour of SirBenjamin Hall , and his name is inscribed on it
Big Ben is the name of a bell in a clock. The clocktower forms part of the Palace of Westminster.
the main bell, the one that chimes the hours, is Big Ben.
they call big Ben because he is big and they call him Ben because that's his name. Big Ben, after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was the commissioner of the works for the tower. He was a big man and it was decided to give the great bell a nickname after him.
Big Ben is not a clock, Big Ben is the name given the the large bell inside The Elizabeth Tower, London.
It is called the Big Ben.
The name of the famous huge tower clock in London is called The Big ben.
It is of a metallic colour because Big Ben is the name of a big bell in London.