Veniamin
A Russian form of the Hebrew name behind Beniamin: "son of the right hand". Fewer than 500 men in Poland carry it, so most people here will go a lifetime without meeting one.
Veniamin Pronunciation
What Veniamin means
Where Veniamin comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Veniamin reaches Polish through Russian, and its root runs back to Hebrew. Binyamin means "son of the right hand," which Polish gives as syn prawej ręki. The right hand meant strength and favor.
In the book of Genesis, the name arrives with a twist. Rachel, dying as she gave birth, called the boy Ben-Oni, "son of my sorrow." His father Jacob renamed him Benjamin. So the child held two names at once, one of grief and one of strength.
In Poland the familiar variant is Beniamin, while Veniamin keeps its Russian coat, the form listed in Orthodox church calendars and worn by writers like Veniamin Kaverin. Picture the name read from a school register, the teacher pausing at the V. The meaning stays fixed under every spelling: son of the right hand.
How many people are named Veniamin
1 in 46005 men in Poland is named Veniamin. 464 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1373 among male names.
Veniamin's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where parents choose Veniamin
Veniamin is most popular in Lesser Poland, 376% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+205%).
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Lesser Poland
+376%1 in 113,458 babies
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Masovian
+205%1 in 177,133 babies
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Lesser Poland+376% 2 born1 in 113,458 babies+376%
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Masovian+205% 2 born1 in 177,133 babies+205%