Name: Benny
Gender: Male
Usage: Benny, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Benny are in general originating from Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Benny across the world, see Benjamin.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Benny is: Son of my right hand.
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Numerology of the first name Benny: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Benny is ranked on the 1,006th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 526000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.008% of the population. The name Benny has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Benny for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Benny is 17 January.
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History and Origin
Benny may refer to:
- Benny (slang), a derogatory term used by residents of Jersey Shore towns for tourists that visit each summer
- Benny (card game), a card used in trick-taking games
- Benny (RPG slang) is a token used in the Savage Worlds RPG and related books.
- Benny Shaw, protagonist in a series of two children's literature novels, by Irish author Eoin Colfer
- Eggs Benedict a nickname or slang for the dish, as in Eggs Benny.
- Benefits, a slang term.
Benny may also refer to:
- Benzedrine, an amphetamine
- Falkland Islanders, after a character in the British soap opera Crossroads
Benny is shortened version of the given name Benjamin, or less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Bernice, or Ebenezer. Even less commonly, Benny is used as a shortened version of the given name Bernard. It may refer to:
- Benny Andersson, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
- Benny Bass ("Little Fish"), American boxer, Hall of Fame world champion featherweight & world champion junior lightweight
- Benny Benassi, Italian DJ and producer of electro house music
- Benny the Cab, fictional character who first appeared in Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
- Benny Dayal, playback singer for films in India
- Benny Feilhaber, Brazilian/American soccer player (AGF Aarhus & U.S. national team
- Benny Friedman, American 4x All-Pro and Hall of Fame football quarterback
- Benny Friedman, American Hasidic Jewish singer
- Benny Gallagher, Scottish singer-songwriter and half of the duo Gallagher and Lyle
- Benny Giay, Indonesian Christian pacifist
- Benny Goodman, big band leader and clarinet player
- Benny Hill, British comedian and actor
- Benny Johnson, American football player
- Benny Leonard (Benjamin Leiner; "The Ghetto Wizard"), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight boxer
- Benny Nielsen, Danish butterfly swimmer
- Benny Parsons, American late NASCAR driver and color commentator
- Bernice Summerfield, character in the expanded Doctor Who universe
- Benny Urquidez, American kickboxer and fight choreographer
- Benny Yau, Canadian actor and television presenter
Benny is the surname of:
- Jack Benny (1894–1974), American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor
- D. C. Benny, American stand-up comedian
Benny is also the name of:
- Benny the Bull, in the children's animated television series Dora the Explorer
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