Anyone got a 'Ben'

[GnocchiNineDoors]

Who is 'just' Ben. No longer name on the birth certificate?

[5madthings]

i dont personally but i know of a few, one is 10, the other is under one and i am sure i have met a few others over the years :)

btw one of the bens i know has a sister called holly which always makes me thinks of hte tv show ben and hollys little kingdom :)

[GnocchiNineDoors]

@ Ben and Holly

I know a Charlie and Lola but they are oooolllllddddd cats.

[pigleychez]

Ben was a name on our boys shortlist. We didn't get to use them either times!

It was Ben..as neither of us liked the longer Benjamin.

[conorsrockers]

How about Benedict - know a few of those!!

[GnocchiNineDoors]

Urg no, Im sorry I REALLY dont like Benedict

[BardOfBarking]

My Ben is just a Ben. I love it, it's cute but cool. He was almost a Benedict until a fellow Ben told us of teenage hell as 'Bendy Dick.'

[GnocchiNineDoors]

I was a bit concerned that people would be "ooh Ben, thats nice, whats it short for?" repeatedly.

Mind, Dd has a shortened long name as her proper name and I havent had that with her yet.

[5madthings]

no i think Ben is established as a name on its own, yes it can be used as a shortening for benjamin, benedict etc, but its also a name on its own.

my ds1 is theodore but always called Theo and we were never asked if theo was short for anything and in his case it is!

[iseenodust]

All the Bens I know are Benjamins and never use the full version.

[Polkadotfanatic]

One of my favourite boy's names, I remember reading about a little boy called Benjamin who meets a witch in the forest ( I hope I am not dreaming this ) and have liked it since. It was a Primary School curriculum book, however the name escapes me.

I also like Reuben nn.Ben or Roux. The meaning of Reuben especially is nice: ''Behold! A son!''

Looking up on Google, Benjamin's meaning is ''Son of my right hand''. I dont know how important meanings are to you, but I like to always check. :)

[BikeRaceRunningRaceNoSkiing]

I know an English/French Benoit.

[GnocchiNineDoors]

I wouldn't choose a name because of a meaning, but I would veto a name because of a negative meaning fickle, me?

[HokeyCokeyPigInAPokey]

I know two just Bens.

[NeverKnowinglyAbleToFlickFlack]

I have a Benjamin, and the times people have called him Ben, including headmaster and doctor - each time I am firm and say "his name is Benjamin"
One teacher even encouraged him to write Ben as it was taking him a long tome t write Benjamin

You should have NO issues with Ben

[Polkadotfanatic]

I'm the same gnocchi - if a name I like has a great meaning, brilliant! I loved Amos until I saw the meaning was ''burdened'' it put me off a little... :)

[sausageandpickle]

I have a 'just Ben' and he has never been asked if it is short for something, schools , doctors etc have accepted it. and it easier to learn to write than Benjamin

[Wiggy29]

I have a Benjamin but we only use Ben and it's never questioned. When he was little, he told somebody his surname was 'jammin'. Bless him, he thought his first name was Ben and his surname Jammin- we have a good giggle about that with him.

[EllenParsons]

I love the name Ben and I think Benjamin is okay, but don't love it as much, so I would be tempted to go for just Ben if I named a DS that. I think it can stand up on its own as a full name, more than for example just Dan or just Tom.

[AmberNectarine]

We have a Benjamin, but he is Benny to all that know him. I imagine as he gets older he will prefer it to be Ben to avoid Abba connotations...

[imustbepatient]

I think Ben is such a name in its own right (and a great one!) that being just 'Ben' is pretty normal now. As an aside, I know a Benedict who also had the teasing thing when young, but now likes having the option to use it in formal situations as an adult, and enjoys that it is a bit different from the more usual 'Benjamin'.

I do also know a Benton (always called Ben), if that appeals?

[OlivesTorchStreak]

I agree Gnocci. I used to like the name Brodie... until I found out it meant a ditch.

[AngryFeet]

Mine is just a Ben. Lots of people assume it is short for Benjamin (like his nursery when he was younger who put it on his peg so I had to ask them to change it). Funnily enough we tend to call him Benny.