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Ben 1
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 勉, 弁, 便(Japanese Kanji) べん(Japanese Hiragana) ベン(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. /bẽ̞ɴ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."

In the Edo Period (1603-1868), particularly in the latter part, this name was (uncommonly) given to girls and though it was mainly written in hiragana at the time, it may be related to 弁/辨. This name continued to be used in the Meiji period (1868-1912), though by then, the name gradually shifted to being a masculine-majority name. Since the second half of the 20th century, it's rarely given to boys, if given at all.
Added 2/24/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou

Ben 2
not set
Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew
Scripts בן(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Derived from Hebrew בן (ben), meaning "son".
Added 3/19/2024 by guasguendi


See Also

Ben 1, Ben 2