If you have a Benjamin...

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Have they ended up being Ben amongst friends and family despite you calling them Benjamin?

I really like both, but partner not mad on Ben and thinks they will only ever get called Benjamin by the pair of us.

Or if not Ben, are there any other nicknames yours go by?

All Benjamins I know are called Ben.

I know a Benji.

I know a Benjie

I know many men and boys called Ben.
Sort of assume half of them are Benjamin and the other half Benedict, but I wouldn't know for sure as they are all called Ben.

Ours goes by Ben. My DD has a friend who goes by Benji.

If you don't like Ben dont use Benjamin. You may not like Ben but he might well do.

Thanks everyone. I really like Ben, just need to work on my partner.

He said he thinks it would grow on him though so I'm half way there!

Every Benjamin or Benedict I have ever known (which would be at least 30, ages from 2 to 50 odd), is called Ben. Family sometimes say Benjy or Benny for little ones. But it always ends up Ben.

So don’t use it if you don’t like Ben (sorry).

You are never going to be able to enforce the long form of a name. Or for that matter be sure that the child won’t prefer a shorter form. You will get Ben, Benny, Benji… and there is nothing you can do about it.

My son is called Ben by friends and family, and he prefers it, but he’ll always be a Benjamin to me! It just doesn’t feel right calling him Ben. I like both names equally, so maybe I just haven’t got used to it yet.

Ours is always Ben, Benjie when he was little and occasionally still gets called that at home

My son is Benjamin to everyone but on the rugby pitch, he gets Benji.

Benji or benj for the Benjamins I know.

The vast majority of Benjamins I know are Ben but two are known as Benji. The only people that I’ve ever heard call them Benjamin once they’re no longer small children are their parents.

Agree with everyone. Don't use Benjamin if you don't like Ben.

You might be able to "correct" some people (in your presence) when they are little, but once they start going places without you it will be Ben

My partner is Benjamin and he’s always Benji, never gets called Ben

All Benjamins we know are Ben or Benj

My Benjamin is Benny. It wasn't intentional but it stuck. He's 8 now. He doesn't like being called Ben.

Benjamins I know go by Ben. Benedicts I know go by Benedict.

DS (8) is Benjamin, never Ben. That may change when he's older, but so far it's always been Benjamin. I don't think he'd have any idea who "Ben" was!

Benny aswell love that name 💙

Benjie when small, benj for a bit morphing to Ben by senior school.

Don't do it if DH is going to correct his friends & insist his teachers only ever call him Benjamin.

Everyone except family called me by the equivalent of Ben, my Dad used to tell my friends that wasn't my name, it was (the equivalent of) Benjamin!

SO embarrassing. Even in my 50's I hate it when my friends or siblings call me 'Ben' around my Mum. (Sadly my Dsd is no longer here. He was fabulous in every other way!!)

My Benjamin has always been Ben but that was my preference .He likes Ben , Benjamin not so much .My friend has a Benedict and he is always called Benedict.

My nephew is Benjamin but gets Ben as it was easier for him to spell in school! Somehow Benjamin doesn't suit him but Ben does?
My sister wishes they'd just named him Ben!

I know 3 Benjamin's - two are Benjamin and one is Benji. It would ultimately depend on what Benjamin likes though, if he opted for Ben, Ben it is really.