Bénoni: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bénoni – Meaning: son of my sorrow — the name Rachel gave her son in dying childbirth, before Jacob renamed him Benjamin – Origin: Hebrew (biblical, via French) – Gender: Boy


Bénoni is a Hebrew (biblical, via French) boy's name meaning “son of my sorrow — the name Rachel gave her son in dying childbirth, before Jacob renamed him Benjamin”. It appears in our list of 150+ French Baby Boy Names With Irresistible Gallic Charm.

Meaning & Origin of Bénoni

Meaning: Son of my sorrow — the name Rachel gave her son in dying childbirth, before Jacob renamed him Benjamin.

Origin: Hebrew (biblical, via French).

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Bénoni

Bénoni doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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