The baby name Benino is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced beh-NEE-no (IPA: /beˈniːno/).
The baby name Benino is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced beh-NEE-no (IPA: /beˈniːno/).
Benino is Italian, Spanish in Origin.
Benino is a Romance diminutive formed with the Italian/Spanish suffix -ino and used as an affectionate short form of several Ben- names. Most commonly, it contracts Italian Beniamino (Benjamin), but it can also shorten Benigno or, less often, Benito. Accordingly, its meanings depend on the source: from Hebrew Binyamin, “son of the right hand” or “favored son”; from Latin Benignus, “kind, well-disposed”; or from Latin Benedictus, “blessed.” All pathways lend Benino a gentle, positive sense.
Records show Benino in Italian parish and civil registers from the 17th–19th centuries, particularly in central and southern regions, and it surfaces in Spanish-speaking countries and the Philippines through Iberian naming traditions. Today it is uncommon as a formal given name, more often a homey nickname that signals affection. Related forms and variants include Beniamino, Benigno, Benito, Benicio, Benno, and Benny; feminine counterparts are Benigna and Benedicta.
Benino is seldom given. We count 41 recorded uses of it across 12 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,459 | 13 | 10,046 |
Benino is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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