Benjam

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of the biblical Benjamin.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Benjam

1. a male given name

Declension

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

• Benjam is the 729^th (tied with 2 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 206 male individuals (and as a middle name to 673 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.