Anyone know what language of origin the name Ben is?

Question

also what does it mean?

Answer 1

I know of the word BEN from 2 origins.

The first is ancient Rome, as from the movie BEN HUR.

The second is modern day hebrew. BEN means "the son of".

Answer 2

Ben comes from Benjamin, which comes from the Hebrew Binyamin, who was according to the Bible one of Jacob's sons. Benjamin means "son of my right [hand] side" and Ben by itself means "son of". Ben can also be a shortened form of Benedict, which comes from the Latin words "Bene" (well) and "dicere" (speak).