Benjamin is a male name of Hebrew origin; according to the Old Testament he was the youngest and preferred son of Patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel, so he is also used as the "youngest son of a family", "the youngest of a group". The original name is 1489; 1460; 1468; 1504; 1456; 1497; 1464; 1502; 1460; 1497; 1503; ( Binyamin ), formed by 1489; 1460; 1468; 1504; 1456; ( bin "son" ) 1497; 1464; 1502; 1460; 1497; 1503; ( yamin "correct, virtuous").