Benjaminas

Borrowed from Late Latin Benjamin / Beniamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Hebrew בנימין (binyamín, “son of the right hand”). Compare Russian Вениамин (Veniamin).

• IPA^(key): [bʲɛnʲjɛˈmʲɪnɐs]
• Hyphenation: be‧nja‧mi‧nas

Benjami̇̀nas m (feminine Benjamina, diminutive Benas / Benius) stress pattern 1

1. Benjamin (biblical character).
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Benjamin

• “Benjaminas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026