Ben Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin ...

is a given name, either as a formal name in its own right, or as a shortened version of various given names. Ben or BEN may also refer to:

Places

Ben, Burkina Faso Ben is a village in the Tansila Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. As of 2005 it had a population of 901.Ben, County Westmeath,

St. Feighin's St. Feighin's is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar. St. Feighin's is one of 8 civil parishes in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Fore (barony, County W ...

, Ireland * Ben, Iran, a city * Ben, Ohio, US *

Ben District Ben District () is a former administrative division of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Ben. History In 2013, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Ben C ...

, Iran * ''Ben'' is Gaelic for "mountain", as in

Ben Nevis Ben Nevis ( ; , ) is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William. The mount ...

and some other

mountains and hills of Scotland Scotland is the most mountainous country in the United Kingdom. Scotland's mountain ranges can be divided in a roughly north to south direction into: the Scottish Highlands, the Central Belt and the Southern Uplands, the latter two primarily belo ...

and

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

* Bens Peak, a summit in Nevada, US

Arts and entertainment

Music

* ''Ben'' (Jorge Ben album), 1972 * ''Ben'' (Macklemore album), 2023 * ''Ben'' (Michael Jackson album), 1972 * "(Ben)", a song by Avail from ''

4am Friday ''4am Friday'' is the third studio album by Avail. It is named after the day and time the band received news of Bob Baynor's death (of the band Maximillian Colby). The song "F.C.A." was also written about Bob. It was released in 1996 on Lookout! ...

'' * "BEN" (song), 2012, by Adair Lion * "Ben" (song), by Michael Jackson for the 1972 film ''Ben''

People

Ben (German singer) Ben (born Bernhard Albrecht Matthias Lasse Blümel on 15 May 1981 in Berlin) is a German singer, songwriter, and occasional voice actor and TV host. His greatest success was 2002 with the hit single "Engel", a collaboration with singer Gim. He ...

, Bernhard AML Blümel *

Ben (South Korean singer) Lee Eun-young (; born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Ben, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She made her official debut in October 2012, with their first extended play ''147.5''. As of 2024 she released one studio album, f ...

, Lee Eun-young (born 1991) *

The Bens The Bens were a rock supergroup consisting of the trio, Ben Folds, Ben Kweller and Ben Lee, which toured for "the Bens Rock Over Australia tour" in 2003. History Kweller described how the trio formed, "Well actually our fans noticed that w ...

, musical trio Ben Lee, Ben Folds and Ben Kweller

Film and television

* ''Ben'', 2018 French TV series directed by

Akim Isker Akim Isker (born 1978) is a French film director and actor, the great-nephew of television director and producer Abder Isker. He directed the 2022 supernatural drama '' Visions''. Early life and education Akim Isker was born in Algiers in 1978, ...

* ''Ben'' (1972 film), an American horror film *

Ben (2015 film) ''Ben'' is a 2015 Malayalam children's film the, which marks the directorial debut of Vipin Atley. Gourav Menon, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Anjali Nair in the lead roles. The film won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist The Nation ...

, a Malayalam children's film * ''

Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise conceived by Man of Action and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. The franchise, mainly consisting of animated series produced by Cartoon Network Studios, revolves around a young boy named Ben Tennys ...

'', TV series about cartoon character Ben Tennyson *

BEN Television BEN Television (Bright Entertainment Network) is a British television channel launched in 2003, aimed mainly at expatriate Africans living in Europe. According to its official website "The BEN ethos is, 'safe family viewing and empowering commun ...

, UK channel *

Kylo Ren Kylo Ren (born Ben Solo) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), the first film of the sequel trilogy as the main antagonist. He subsequently appeared in '' The Last Jedi'' (20 ...

, born Ben Solo, in ''Star Wars''

Comics

* ''Ben'' (comic strip)

Business

Ben NL Ben NL or Ben is a Dutch virtual mobile network operated by Odido. It offers voice, text and data service at highly discounted rates. Ben only offers 3 subscription types ranging in price from €4,95 for 100 minutes/text messages per month to € ...

, a Dutch virtual mobile network *

Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant Bens De Luxe Delicatessen and Restaurant was a Jewish delicatessen in Montreal, Canada. The restaurant was famed for its Montreal-style smoked meat sandwich. During its heyday it was a popular late-night dining fixture in the downtown core and ...

, Montreal, Canada *

Ben's Kosher Deli Ben's Kosher Deli (colloquially known as Ben's) is a New York City-based Jewish deli chain with locations in Queens, on Long Island and in Boca Raton, Florida. History Ben's was founded in 1972. Ben's formerly operated a midtown location which ...

, NY and Florida *

Franklin Templeton Investments Franklin Resources, Inc. is an American Multinational corporation, multinational investment management holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton; it is a global investment firm founded in New York ...

, NYSE symbol

Codes

Bengali language Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ...

, ben, ISO 639 alpha-3 code *

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

's ISO 3-letter country code * Benalla railway station, Australia *

Benina International Airport Benina International Airport () serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the borough of Benina, 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Benghazi, from which it takes its name. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of ...

, Benghazi, Libya, IATA code *

Bentleigh railway station Bentleigh railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Bentleigh, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bentleigh station is a below gr ...

, Melbourne

Other uses

Ben (Armenian letter) Ben (majuscule: Բ, minuscule: բ; ) is a letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language. It was one of the original letters in the Armenian alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD. It is speculated to be derived from the ...

, a letter of the Armenian alphabet *

Ben (Hebrew) The Hebrew word Ben (), meaning "son" or "boy", forms part of many surnames in Hebrew. In the English Bible, such names include: * Ben-ammi, "son of my people" * Benaiah, "son of Yah(God)" * Bene-berak, "sons of lightning" * Ben-hadad, "son of ...

, "son", in names *

BEN domain In molecular biology, BEN domain is a conserved protein domain found in a variety of eukaryotic transcriptional regulators and chromatin-associated proteins. It is named after three proteins in which it was first identified: BANP, E5R, and NAC1 ...

, a protein domain *

Benefactive case The benefactive case (abbreviated , or sometimes when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case used where English would use "for", "for the benefit of", or "intended for", e.g. "She opened the door ''for Tom''" or "This book is ''for Bob'' ...

in grammar