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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BENN

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: from the Middle English personal name Benne, which is in part a short form of Benedict and in part a form of the Old Norse personal name Bjorn meaning ‘bear cub’, ‘warrior’.
2. North German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)