Benny - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Benny \b(en)-ny\, also used as boy's name Benny, is a variant of Benita (Spanish, Latin) and Bernadette (French, Old German), and the meaning of Benny is "blessed; strong, brave bear".

The baby name Benny sounds like Bonny, Benni, Binny, Bunny and Penny. Other similar baby names are Berny, Denny, Jenny, Genny and Renny.

Benny is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#17046 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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