Ben
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right.
Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin ...
is a given name, either as a formal name in its own right, or as a shortened version of various given names.
Ben or BEN may also refer to:
Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis ( ; , ) is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William.
The mount ...
and some other
mountains and hills of Scotland
Scotland is the most mountainous country in the United Kingdom. Scotland's mountain ranges can be divided in a roughly north to south direction into: the Scottish Highlands, the Central Belt and the Southern Uplands, the latter two primarily belo ...
and
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
Ben (South Korean singer)
Lee Eun-young (; born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Ben, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She made her official debut in October 2012, with their first extended play ''147.5''. As of 2024 she released one studio album, f ...
, Lee Eun-young (born 1991)
* The Bens, musical trio Ben Lee, Ben Folds and Ben Kweller
Film and television
* ''Ben'', 2018 French TV series directed by
Akim Isker
Akim Isker (born 1978) is a French film director and actor, the great-nephew of television director and producer Abder Isker. He directed the 2022 supernatural drama '' Visions''.
Early life and education
Akim Isker was born in Algiers in 1978, ...
Ben 10
''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise conceived by Man of Action and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. The franchise, mainly consisting of animated series produced by Cartoon Network Studios, revolves around a young boy named Ben Tennys ...
'', TV series about cartoon character Ben Tennyson
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BEN Television
BEN Television (Bright Entertainment Network) is a British television channel launched in 2003, aimed mainly at expatriate Africans living in Europe. According to its official website "The BEN ethos is, 'safe family viewing and empowering commun ...
, UK channel
* Kylo Ren, born Ben Solo, in ''Star Wars''
Franklin Templeton Investments
Franklin Resources, Inc. is an American Multinational corporation, multinational investment management holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton; it is a global investment firm founded in New York ...
, NYSE symbol
Codes
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Bengali language
Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ...
, ben, ISO 639 alpha-3 code
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Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
Benina International Airport
Benina International Airport () serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the borough of Benina, 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Benghazi, from which it takes its name. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of ...
Ben (Armenian letter)
Ben (majuscule: Բ, minuscule: բ; ) is a letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language.
It was one of the original letters in the Armenian alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD.
It is speculated to be derived from the ...
, a letter of the Armenian alphabet
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Ben (Hebrew) The Hebrew word Ben (), meaning "son" or "boy", forms part of many surnames in Hebrew. In the English Bible, such names include:
* Ben-ammi, "son of my people"
* Benaiah, "son of Yah(God)"
* Bene-berak, "sons of lightning"
* Ben-hadad, "son of ...
, "son", in names
* BEN domain, a protein domain
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Benefactive case
The benefactive case (abbreviated , or sometimes when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case used where English would use "for", "for the benefit of", or "intended for", e.g. "She opened the door ''for Tom''" or "This book is ''for Bob'' ...
Ben Drowned
''Ben Drowned'' (originally published as ''Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge'') is a three-part multimedia alternate reality game (ARG) web serial and web series created by Alex Hall (author), Alexander D. Hall under the pen name Jadusable. Origin ...
'', serial game
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Benjamin (disambiguation) Benjamin is a figure in the Hebrew Bible.
Benjamin may also refer to:
''Benjamin'' as sole name, or religious name
*Tribe of Benjamin, one of the Tribes of Israel
* Benjamin (Khazar), ruler during the 9th–10th centuries CE
* Saint Benjamin (di ...
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower itself, which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Originally named the Clock Tower, it ...