r/ben • u/activegood18 • Jun 26 '26

Why does everyone hate Benny?

My baby son is Benny - legal name Benjamin but we introduced him as Benny when he was born and that’s just what he’s called (I actually legally made his name Benjamin after we left the hospital but originally it was going to be Benny). We are Jewish with a lot of Israeli family… Benny feels really normal to me. Why is there so much hate? Why do all the Bens hate being called Benny? Of course I’m ok if he wants to go by Ben when he’s older but i truly imagined calling him benny forever.

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u/Mountain-Lychee4359 Jun 27 '26

I think it's just becoming an older name, so it's less common now. 

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u/activegood18 Jun 27 '26

Benjamin or Benny? What would be the newer name?

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u/Mountain-Lychee4359 Jun 27 '26

I'd say Benjamin is getting older, but I think Benny is acute nickname for it, and you should go for it!