Benjamin: From the Hebrew, Binyamiyn, which, according to the Samaritan Pentateuch, means "son of days"; i.e., "son of old age." Fuerstius translates it "lucky son.". The name means, literally, "son of the right hand"; figuratively, "son of good fortune." Danish, Benjamin; French, Benjamin; German, Benjamin; Italian, Beniamino; Latin, Benjaminus.

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