Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Short form of the biblical Benjamin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbenjɑm/, [ˈbe̞njɑ̝m]
  • Rhymes: -enjɑm
  • Syllabification(key): Ben‧jam

Proper noun edit

Benjam

  1. a male given name

Declension edit

Inflection of Benjam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Benjam Benjamit
genitive Benjamin Benjamien
partitive Benjamia Benjameja
illative Benjamiin Benjameihin
singular plural
nominative Benjam Benjamit
accusative nom. Benjam Benjamit
gen. Benjamin
genitive Benjamin Benjamien
partitive Benjamia Benjameja
inessive Benjamissa Benjameissa
elative Benjamista Benjameista
illative Benjamiin Benjameihin
adessive Benjamilla Benjameilla
ablative Benjamilta Benjameilta
allative Benjamille Benjameille
essive Benjamina Benjameina
translative Benjamiksi Benjameiksi
abessive Benjamitta Benjameitta
instructive Benjamein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Benjam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Benjamini Benjamini
accusative nom. Benjamini Benjamini
gen. Benjamini
genitive Benjamini Benjamieni
partitive Benjamiani Benjamejani
inessive Benjamissani Benjameissani
elative Benjamistani Benjameistani
illative Benjamiini Benjameihini
adessive Benjamillani Benjameillani
ablative Benjamiltani Benjameiltani
allative Benjamilleni Benjameilleni
essive Benjaminani Benjameinani
translative Benjamikseni Benjameikseni
abessive Benjamittani Benjameittani
instructive
comitative Benjameineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Benjamisi Benjamisi
accusative nom. Benjamisi Benjamisi
gen. Benjamisi
genitive Benjamisi Benjamiesi
partitive Benjamiasi Benjamejasi
inessive Benjamissasi Benjameissasi
elative Benjamistasi Benjameistasi
illative Benjamiisi Benjameihisi
adessive Benjamillasi Benjameillasi
ablative Benjamiltasi Benjameiltasi
allative Benjamillesi Benjameillesi
essive Benjaminasi Benjameinasi
translative Benjamiksesi Benjameiksesi
abessive Benjamittasi Benjameittasi
instructive
comitative Benjameinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Benjamimme Benjamimme
accusative nom. Benjamimme Benjamimme
gen. Benjamimme
genitive Benjamimme Benjamiemme
partitive Benjamiamme Benjamejamme
inessive Benjamissamme Benjameissamme
elative Benjamistamme Benjameistamme
illative Benjamiimme Benjameihimme
adessive Benjamillamme Benjameillamme
ablative Benjamiltamme Benjameiltamme
allative Benjamillemme Benjameillemme
essive Benjaminamme Benjameinamme
translative Benjamiksemme Benjameiksemme
abessive Benjamittamme Benjameittamme
instructive
comitative Benjameinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Benjaminne Benjaminne
accusative nom. Benjaminne Benjaminne
gen. Benjaminne
genitive Benjaminne Benjamienne
partitive Benjamianne Benjamejanne
inessive Benjamissanne Benjameissanne
elative Benjamistanne Benjameistanne
illative Benjamiinne Benjameihinne
adessive Benjamillanne Benjameillanne
ablative Benjamiltanne Benjameiltanne
allative Benjamillenne Benjameillenne
essive Benjaminanne Benjameinanne
translative Benjamiksenne Benjameiksenne
abessive Benjamittanne Benjameittanne
instructive
comitative Benjameinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Benjaminsa Benjaminsa
accusative nom. Benjaminsa Benjaminsa
gen. Benjaminsa
genitive Benjaminsa Benjamiensa
partitive Benjamiaan
Benjamiansa
Benjamejaan
Benjamejansa
inessive Benjamissaan
Benjamissansa
Benjameissaan
Benjameissansa
elative Benjamistaan
Benjamistansa
Benjameistaan
Benjameistansa
illative Benjamiinsa Benjameihinsa
adessive Benjamillaan
Benjamillansa
Benjameillaan
Benjameillansa
ablative Benjamiltaan
Benjamiltansa
Benjameiltaan
Benjameiltansa
allative Benjamilleen
Benjamillensa
Benjameilleen
Benjameillensa
essive Benjaminaan
Benjaminansa
Benjameinaan
Benjameinansa
translative Benjamikseen
Benjamiksensa
Benjameikseen
Benjameiksensa
abessive Benjamittaan
Benjamittansa
Benjameittaan
Benjameittansa
instructive
comitative Benjameineen
Benjameinensa

Statistics edit

  • Benjam is the 716th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 201 male individuals (and as a middle name to 664 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.