Female version

[daisychains120]

Are there any female forms of Benjamin?

I can't really find anything other than Benjamina or Mina and I don't really like them!

[honeybmain]

Just copied and pasted from a website haha

Benaetha Beneatha Benedetta Benedicta Bénédicte Benedikte
Benedita Beneve Benevolence Benicia Benita Benja
Benna Bennett Bennie Bente Bentley Bentlie

[daisychains120]

Thank you, I've searched so so many times but can't find anything I love and I'm getting annoyed!

Really hoping something will grow on me or someone will pull something unexpected out of the woodwork

[dancemom]

Jemima?

[honeybmain]

I think my favourite is Jemina / Jamina
It doesn’t have the ‘Ben’ bit though x

[daisypond]

Benjamin means “son of”, though, so there will never be a female form of it. Not that it will stop people trying. You’ll have more luck with forms of Benedict, which has a different root.

[Merrilymerrilymerrily]

Theodora /Thea (nn Teddy) like Teddy is a nickname for Ben?

[milienhaus]

I like Jemima!

@Merrilymerrilymerrily why is Teddy a nickname for Ben?

[GetOffTheFrog]

Jemima or Mina?

[GetOffTheFrog]

Sorry, re-read and realise you don't like Mina!

[daisychains120]

I suppose it doesn't need to be a direct female form, just something slightly linked

[FelicityPike]

@Merrilymerrilymerrily

Theodora /Thea (nn Teddy) like Teddy is a nickname for Ben?

How in the great wide somewhere is Teddy a nickname for Ben/Benjamin?
Teddy is a diminutive of Edward!!

[Boireannachlaidir]

Jasmine?

[RowboatsinDisguise]

You could go for a name that means ‘daughter’ as a nod to the meaning of Benjamin?

Or something else from the Old Testament? Benjamin’s sister was called Dinah?

[daisychains120]

@RowboatsinDisguise oh my gosh. I love it!

[daisychains120]

I really like jasmine @Boireannachlaidir but my husband isn't sure. I think it's lovely

[MikeUniformMike]

Why do you need a female form of Benjamin?

[RiaOverTheRainbow]

What do you like about Benjamin in particular? If it's after a person, does he have a more easily-adaptable middle name, or traits a name could reflect? Is it the sound of the name? The meaning? It'll be easier to come up with alternatives if you can narrow down the bits of Benjamin you want to keep.

[daisychains120]

Her brother was Benjamin and I'd like to have his name incorporated into her middle name

[daisychains120]

I say "her". We don't actually know gender yet but we have a boys name and are trying to choose a girls name too!

[MikeUniformMike]

I'd go with Benjamina or Benjamine. As a middle name.

[TheVanguardSix]

Benjamin was the son of Rachel and grandson of Rebecca in the bible. You could go with one of those names.

[daisypond]

Something like Jamina is fine as a middle name. Dinah works too if you like that sister link. But check out her Bible story, see if you’re OK with it.

[yourestandingonmyneck]

In that case, I think Dinah would be perfect

[CatkinToadflax]

I was at school with a girl called Benny. I think she was Benedicta but I’m not 100% sure - she was called Benny by everyone including the teachers. Her best friend was Jenny. Yes really!

[mathsmonster]

I agree with daisypond, have a quick look at the story from the Bible before you make a final decision on Dinah.