بِنْيَامِين

About Binyamin

Binyamin is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "son of the right hand" — an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Of Hebrew origin, adopted into Arabic: 'son of the right hand'. The name of the younger brother of the Prophet Yusuf ﷺ.

Common in Turkey (Bünyamin), Iran, and Malaysia; reads as Benjamin in English.

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What does the name Binyamin mean?

Binyamin (بِنْيَامِين) means "Son of the right hand". Of Hebrew origin, adopted into Arabic: 'son of the right hand'. The name of the younger brother of the Prophet Yusuf ﷺ.

Is Binyamin a name from the Qur'an?

Binyamin does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Binyamin a boy or a girl name?

Binyamin is traditionally a boy's name.

Where does the name Binyamin come from?

Binyamin is an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name, built on the root letters B-N-Y-M-N. Common in Turkey (Bünyamin), Iran, and Malaysia; reads as Benjamin in English.

How is Binyamin spelled?

Binyamin is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (بِنْيَامِين) is also written Benyamin, Benjamin, and Bunyamin. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.

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