Opinions on the name Benjamin?

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We like Ben/Benny too, so no issues with potential NNs.

Thoughts on Benjamin?

Yes, Ben is nice, but Benjamin is a bit soppy, IMO.

'Benny' was a popular playground insult in the unenlightened 1980s.

I like it! Weirdly knew lots when I was a child/teen (I'm in my early thirties) but know none as an adult

Lovely name.

Its a nice name. Nothing offensive about it.

Love it

Well, I have one so my opinion isn't exactly objective....

Mine is 6 and has always been the only one in baby groups / toddler groups / his year at school. I do live in a poncy part of north London where we were once at a toddler sing-song group with 2 little Inigos, so that might be why.

I married one, and know 4 or 5 who are all early to mid teens now but no little children that I can think of.

Go for it!

It's lovely, it means last born and I'm a little judgey of pfbs called it. A bit like a blond Bruno.

I adore Benjamin.

Benjamin and Maximilion were my boy names.

I never got to use either, I had 3 girls.

Mine is a PFB, but also looked likely to be a PLB thanks to his dad's cancer treatment. Fortunately that wasn't so and he doesn't seem to have suffered from being inappropriately named.

surely it means 'son of my right hand' not 'last born'

I like it but it's the most popular lads name by a country mile in my ds's year, my ds knows 6 in his school friends, he has lunch with 3 most days and 4 on his football team. Ds is year 10.

BratFarrarsPony, it means both "son of my right hand" and also "son of my old age" or "son of my sorrow" (so was commonly used when the mother had died in childbirth), which is where the last born thing comes from.

ahhh ok thanks...every day is a school day!

Not keen, but it's safe enough. Ben on grown men has always sounded a bit wet to me for some reason. Benedict has a bit more spunk to it.