March 31
Why this day? Ben is a short form of Benjamin, and shares its name day.
Ben is celebrated in France, the United States, Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Germany on March 31; Italy on August 9.
Ben is a short form of Benjamin. It keeps its origin (Hebrew) and meaning — son of the right hand or son of my sadness, and shares its name day, March 31.
On birth records, Ben is rarely written as such: the Bens are Benjamins (303,077 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Benjamin page. Ben is also a short form of Benicio, Benita, Rubens.
Ben is a short form of Benjamin, which means son of the right hand or son of my sadness.
March 31, together with Benjamin: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Benjamin.
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