The baby name Ben-Oni is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BEN-OH-nee.
Ben-Oni is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Ben-Oni is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BEN-OH-nee.
Ben-Oni is Hebrew in Origin.
Ben-Oni is a Hebrew biblical name formed from ben "son" + 'oni, usually read as "my sorrow, affliction," yielding "son of my sorrow." In Genesis 35:18, the dying Rachel so names her newborn; Jacob immediately renames him Benjamin ("son of the right hand"/"son of the south"). Some lexicographers note an alternate nuance of 'oni as "strength," but the narrative context favors "sorrow."
As a given name, Ben-Oni has been rare in both Jewish and Christian traditions, eclipsed by Benjamin. It surfaces in early modern and colonial records, especially among English Puritans and in New England, where somber biblical names were occasionally embraced. Modern usage remains uncommon, sometimes chosen to commemorate a difficult birth or as a literary-biblical allusion. Variants include Benoni (unhyphenated) and Ben Oni; related forms are Benjamin and Hebrew Binyamin. Nickname: Ben.
Ben-Oni is a genuine rarity. We hold just 11 recorded uses of it, from 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
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