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Benji

Benji proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.

Proper noun

Benji

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.
    • His full name is Benji Duncan Geoffrey Rigby-Monk. 'You're joking,' Kit said, when I first told him. 'Benji? Not even Benjamin?' Duncan and Geoffrey are his two granddads'names ― both unglamorous and old-dufferish, in Kit's view, and not worth inflicting on a new generation ― and Rigby-Monk is a...2011, Sophie Hannah, Lasting Damage, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, pages 77–78

Questions about Benji

What does Benji mean?
Benji means a diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.
What part of speech is Benji?
Benji is a proper noun.

Words near Benji in the dictionary

  1. benjamins
  2. Benjaminson
  3. Benjamite
  4. Benjamites
  5. Benjeroop
  6. Benji
  7. Benjie
  8. benjo
  9. benjoin
  10. Benjy
  11. benk

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