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ben | andrew |

As proper nouns the difference between ben and andrew

is that ben is a diminutive of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict while Andrew is the first Apostle in the New Testament.

As a noun ben

is a prayer; a petition.

As a preposition ben

is in, into.

As an adjective ben

is inner, interior.

ben

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ben, bene, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A prayer; a petition.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ben, bene, variation of bin, .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (Scotland, northern England) In, into.
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 32:
    • And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.

    Adjective

  • Inner, interior.
    • Derived terms
    * ben-end, ben-room

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
    • Derived terms
    * but and ben

    Etymology 3

    Probably representing a North African pronunciation of (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
  • The winged seed of the ben tree.
  • The oil of the ben seed.
    • Synonyms
    * (tree) (l), (l), (l)
    Derived terms
    * ben-nut

    Etymology 4

    (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * Ben

    Noun

    (-)
  • (usually, capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).

    • Etymology 5

    From (etyl) beinn

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.

    • Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----

    andrew

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The first Apostle in the New Testament.
  • * :
    • One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew , Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his his own brother and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
  • .
  • * 1890 John Davidson, Perfervid: The Career of Ninian Jamieson , Ward and Downey 1890, page 94:
    • I like him - I like a man who can be extreme. Depend upon it, Miss Mercer - but what is his first name?" "Andrew'." "A good name, though common - there is a possibility of a sound reputation in ' Andrew Morton, especially if he narrows himself down to a point - - -
  • * 1966 (Ester Wier), The Barrel , D. McCay Co. 1966, page 57:
    • "Well, I'd say he ought to have a Scottish name like Andrew or Bruce or Sandy...or...Duncan...or Angus or..." He ticked them off on his fingers as they came to mind.
  • * 1985 , Eight Black Horses , Simon&Schuster 2003, ISBN 074346690X, page 138-139:
    • Lloyd was a piss-ant name. Andrew' was better because '''Andrew''' was one of the twelve apostles, and anybody with a twelve-apostle name was a good guy. If you were reading a book - which Parker rarely did - and you ran across a guy named Luke, Matthew, Thomas, Peter, Paul, James, like that, you knew right off he was supposed to be a good guy. - - - He would have preferred to be called ' Andrew , which was his true and honorable middle name.
  • A village in Alberta, Canada
  • A city in Iowa
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia

    • Related terms

    * (pet forms): Andy, Dandy, Drew * (feminine form): Andrea (surnames) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Anagrams

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