Gender:
Male
Meanings:
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Form of names beginning with “Ben”: Benedict (blessed one—Latin); Benjamin (son of the right hand—Hebrew; Old Testament); Bennett (little blessed one—Latin-French).
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Form of Beni: Namesake of one’s uncle, the brother of one’s mother (BAY-nee—Mandinka, West Africa).
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Form of Beni: Opponent, foe (BAY-nee—Kongo, Central Africa).
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Form of Beni: Place name—town in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Uganda border (BAY-nee).
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