ben
ベン
解説 Definition
英語圏で一般的に使われる男性の名前。
Ben is a common masculine given name in English-speaking communities, usually used as a shortened form of Benjamin. It may appear as a person’s everyday name even when Benjamin is the full form recorded in formal contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
男性名としては通常 Ben と大文字で書き、Benjamin の短縮形・愛称として広く使われます。Benjamin → Ben と先頭の一音節を残す自然な短縮を押さえ、Ben is ...、with Ben、Ben’s ... のように普通の人名として覚えましょう。一般名詞 ben には地域的な別義もありますが、ここでは英語圏の男性名だけを対象にします。
Treat Ben as the familiar, shortened form of Benjamin. The connection is straightforward: English speakers keep the opening syllable of the longer name, just as other personal names are shortened in everyday use. Remember to capitalize it when it refers to a person. Practice it in ordinary name patterns such as Ben is training, I went with Ben, and Ben’s book. Although lowercase ben has unrelated regional meanings, those are not relevant here; in the example sentences, Ben is simply a common masculine personal name.
例文
Ben is training for the swimming competition next month.
ベンは来月の水泳大会に向けてトレーニングしています。
I went hiking with Ben last weekend.
先週末ベンとハイキングに行きました。
Ben wants to become a doctor when he grows up.
ベンは大きくなったら医者になりたいと思っています。
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ben の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ヘブライ語 binyāmīn（ベニヤミン、「右手の子＝幸運な子」の意）の短縮形。旧約聖書のヤコブの末子に由来する伝統的な男性名。愛称として Ben が広く定着し、英語圏で非常に一般的な名前となった。
As an English personal name, Ben is most commonly a short form of Benjamin. Benjamin comes through Greek and Latin biblical forms from Hebrew Binyamin, traditionally interpreted as “son of the right hand” and consequently associated with favor or good fortune. The biblical Benjamin was Jacob’s youngest son. Ben became established as an independent everyday name as well as a familiar form of Benjamin.
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