Benzaiten: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Benzaiten – Meaning: heavenly goddess of eloquence and talent – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ben-zye-TEN


Benzaiten is a Japanese girl's name meaning “heavenly goddess of eloquence and talent”. It appears in our list of 200+ Goddess Names for Girls — Powerful, Mythical, and Wildly Unique.

Meaning & Origin of Benzaiten

Meaning: Heavenly goddess of eloquence and talent.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Benzaiten

Phonetic: ben-zye-TEN   IPA: /bend͡zaiteɴ/

Popularity of Benzaiten

Benzaiten 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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