BENSON

"BENSON" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be blessed".

Date "BENSON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references)

Domain	Definition
Health	Snowball-like bodies of calcium soaps occurring in a structurally intact vitreous body. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Benson is the name of some places in the United States of America and elsewhere:

Benson, England
Benson, Arizona
Benson, Illinois
Benson, Minnesota
Benson, New York
Benson, North Carolina
Benson, Pennsylvania
Benson, Utah
Benson, Vermont
Benson County, North Dakota
Benson Township, Minnesota

There is also:

Benson (TV series)

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
BEC	English	Benson Eye Car	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: BENSON

Specialty definitions using "BENSON": Hair, Hairs ♦ Marlais. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Admiral Benson! (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft) Benson, what's a broken heart? (Benson; writing credit: Nancy Eddo) Now Benson, I'm going to have to turn you into a dog for a while. (Time Bandits; writing credit: Terry Gilliam; Michael Palin) Oh Benson, dear Benson, you are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence. (Time Bandits; writing credit: Terry Gilliam; Michael Palin)
Movie/TV Titles	The Private War of Major Benson (1955) Benson at Calford (1926)
Song Titles	Give Me The Night (performing artist: George Benson) ON BROADWAY (performing artist: GEORGE BENSON) THIS MASCARADE (performing artist: GEORGE BENSON) Turn Your Love Around (performing artist: George Benson)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Benson and Pernoll's Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynecology (reference) Frank W. Benson the Impressionist Years (reference) Lucia Triumphant: Based on the Characters Created by E.F. Benson (reference) Money to Burn: The True Story of the Benson Family Murders (reference) The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Best of George Benson (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Black and white wash painting of Canvasbacks by Frank W. Benson, a master painter and etcher, who has been called the dean of American duck etchers. The reproduction shown is a pen and ink drawing done at a later date. (Deceased) Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page Visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Home.		[K. W. Benson M.D.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	[Otis O. Benson, Jr.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Of course I wouldn't fire Ezra Benson!. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Tired and foot-weary from his march to Brolo, Sicily, during the invasion of Sicily, Sgt. Norwood Dorman, Benson, North Carolina, falls into the pose of the statue in this memorial to the Italian soldier of World War I] / p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps..		Fair Oaks, Va., vicinity. Battery M., 2d U.S. Artillery, commanded by Capt. Henry Benson. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Stephen Allen Benson, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left. Credit: Library of Congress.		Postmaster, Benson, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Minstrel sign on billboard at Benson, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress.		Benson, Mary, Mrs., and other people seated outdoors. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
A.c. Benson	The worst sorrows in life are not its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.
R.h. Benson	No person can be lost by following the simple and well-beaten path of ordinary devotion and prayer.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Nigeria	Trials against Keniwer Imo Neweigha, Monday Diongoli, Timi Epengele, Onoriode David, Ebi Clifford Saibu, Derioteidou Aganaba, Timinepre Keren, Joshua Godspower, John Zitua, and Benson Odiowei for the alleged murders of 12 policemen and 6 civilians that sparked the Odi incident, were ongoing at year's end. (references)
	Zambia	There was no known action taken during the year, nor is any action likely to be taken, against the police responsible for torturing, beating, or otherwise abusing the persons in the following cases from 1999: The September case of Dave Wanjeke; the September case of Benson Mwale; the June case of Cedrick Phiri; and the March case of the young man at the Woodlands Police Station. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"BENSON" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "BENSON" is used about 380 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	380	14,447

The following table summarizes the usage of "BENSON" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Benson	Last name	33,000	331
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"BENSON" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be blessed".

The following table summarizes names related to "BENSON."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Benedikta	Female	Czech	Benedict
Bendt	Male	Danish	Benedict
Benedikte	Female	Danish	Benedict
Bent	Male	Danish	Benedict
Benedict	Male	English	N/A
Benedicta	Female	English	Benedict
Bennett	Male	English	Benedict
Benson	Male	English	Benedict
Pentti	Male	Finnish	Benedict
Bénédicte	Female	French	Benedict
Benoit	Male	French	Benedict
Benoite	Female	French	Benedict
Benedikt	Male	German	Benedict
Benedikta	Female	German	Benedict
Benedek	Male	Hungarian	Benedict
Benedetta	Female	Italian	Benedict
Benedetto	Male	Italian	Benedict
Benesh	Male	Jewish	Benedict
Benedicta	Female	Late Roman	Benedict
Bendiks	Male	Latvian	Benedict
Benedikte	Female	Norwegian	Benedict
Benedita	Female	Portuguese	Benedict
Benedito	Male	Portuguese	Benedict
Bento	Male	Portuguese	Benedict
Benito	Male	Spanish	Benedict
Bengt	Male	Swedish	Benedict
Bengta	Female	Swedish	Benedict
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

1. Benson, AZ (city, FIPS 5770)
Location: 31.96219 N, 110.30311 W
Population (1990): 3824 (1872 housing units)
Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 85602
Country: USA

2. Benson, IL (village, FIPS 5261)
Location: 40.85066 N, 89.12051 W
Population (1990): 410 (179 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 61516
Country: USA

3. Benson, MN (city, FIPS 5212)
Location: 45.31715 N, 95.60712 W
Population (1990): 3235 (1484 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 56215
Country: USA

4. Benson, NC (town, FIPS 5040)
Location: 35.37990 N, 78.54700 W
Population (1990): 2810 (1248 housing units)
Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 27504
Country: USA

5. Benson, PA (borough, FIPS 5648)
Location: 40.20257 N, 78.92944 W
Population (1990): 277 (108 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expression: BENSON

Expression using "BENSON": Benson County. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BENSON

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
amber benson	365	benson hedge cigarette	37
george benson	343	benson pendant	36
benson	252	kris benson	32
benson hedge	164	george benson lyrics	31
benson minnesota	92	george benson mp3	29
benson az	82	benson lori	29
brendan benson	81	amber benson chance	28
robby benson	70	brentwood benson	25
johnny benson	68	benson chevrolet tom	23
jodi benson	67	benson high school	22
benson hotel	64	ray benson	22
benson robbie	63	music of benson	21
benson lyrics	62	benson brendon	17
faegre and benson	57	benson craig	17
benson rhian	46	brad benson	16
benson cedric	44	benson fire hedge symphony	16
benson north carolina	43	benson and hedge firework	16
benson arizona	41	wendy benson	16
benson cheap cigarette	39	ragnar benson	16
benson hotel portland	38	benson honda	16
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: BENSON

Language		Translations for "BENSON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Japanese Kanji		ベンゼン� � (bench, bender, benzene ring, benzole, venderization, vendor). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ベンソン . (various references)

Pig Latin		ensonbay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: BENSON

Misspellings
	"BENSON" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Banson, bansoon, Banston, Bedson, Beetson, Belson, Bendon, Beneson, Bengono, Bengston, Benoni, Benshoof, Benzin, benzo, Bernon, Berson, Betson, bonson, Bresnan, Bresnen, Bseisou, bunson, Enson, Mbengono. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: BENSON

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: bonnes.
	Words within the letters "b-e-n-n-o-s"
	-1 letter: bones, bonne, ebons, neons, nones.
	-2 letters: bens, bone, ebon, eons, nebs, neon, nobs, noes, none, nose, obes, ones, snob, sone.
	-3 letters: ben, bos, ens, eon, neb, nob, nos, obe, oes, one, ons, ose, sen, sob, son.
	-4 letters: be, bo, en, es, ne, no, oe, on, os, so.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-n-n-o-s"
	+1 letter: benison, bonnets.
	+2 letters: baronnes, benisons, benzoins, bondsmen, boniness, bonniest, ennobles, newborns, nonobese, noseband, pinbones, shinbone.
	+3 letters: ballonnes, banknotes, bannerols, besnowing, bisontine, bondstone, brownnose, butanones, chinbones, dubonnets, ebonising, ennoblers, honeybuns, nobleness, nonbeings, nonbodies, nosebands, ringbones, sanbenito, shinbones, sunbonnet, unbonnets.
	+4 letters: abandoners, abstention, anklebones, belongings, bentonites, bondstones, boninesses, boringness, brokenness, brownnosed, brownnoser, brownnoses, brownstone, concubines, nonbeliefs, nonmembers, nonobscene, nonsalable, nonsubject, sanbenitos, spunbonded, subvention, sunbonnets, warbonnets.
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