The baby name Venyamin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /vʲenʲɪˈamʲɪn/ (Russian IPA); anglicized: "veh-nee-AH-min".
Venyamin is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Venyamin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /vʲenʲɪˈamʲɪn/ (Russian IPA); anglicized: "veh-nee-AH-min".
Venyamin is Hebrew in Origin.
Venyamin is an East Slavic form of the biblical name Benjamin, transmitted via Greek and Church Slavonic as Veniamin (Вениамин); the Venyamin spelling reflects a transliteration variant. It appears in Russian and broader Orthodox usage, listed in church calendars and imperial records, and remained notable through figures such as Metropolitan Veniamin of Petrograd (martyred 1922). It is found across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Armenia, though modern civilian use is modest compared to ecclesiastical circles.
From Hebrew Binyamin, it means “son of the right hand” or “son of the south,” connoting favor, strength, and good fortune. Cognates include Benjamin (English, German), Benjamín (Spanish), Binyamin (Hebrew), Beniamino (Italian), and Veniamin/Veniaminas in Slavic and Baltic contexts. Common Russian diminutives are Venya and Venyusha.
Venyamin is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 7 recorded uses of it, from 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
Venyamin is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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