Binu
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Binu is a common given name for girls in Kerala
state in south western India
. The name was popular in 1970s. Binu is also a short form of Binyamin, a Aramiac, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic name. The Latin name Benjamin is derived from Binyamin.
Several religious leaders of the Syrian Christians in Kerala
have the name, Binyamin. Several of the Syrian Christian/Syrian Malabar Nasrani parents in Kerala, India perform the christening of their children in the Manjanikkara Dayara. One of the entombed bishops in Manjanikkara is Binyamin. He came from Syria and died in service in Manjanikkara in 16th century. They name their boys after him with names such as "Binu", "Benny", Benoy, Binoy (Ben-oni original name of Binyamin). Binyamin is pronounced as in "Be-new-min" in Hebrew & Syriac. So the real pronunciation is "Benew", but in Malayalam it is commonly pronounced as in "Beenoo" with short vowel sounds. Binyamin (known by his Latin name Benjamin outside Israel) is the first name of the ninth and current Israel Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. His short name is 'Bibi', which is also a common name in Kerala. Other person who is commonly in the news with the name is the Binyamin Appelbaum, a reporter for the New York Times. Binyam is the Ethyopian version of this name. Many of these variations point to the name in Torah or Old Testament of Bible. Binyamin/Benjamin was the second son of Yaakov/Jacob and Rachel, and the twelfth and youngest son of Yaakov/Jacob overall.
People in Kerala
are popularly known by their first name alone. That was the practice in most of southern India. First names were usually long and religious. Most had a popular short name derived from the first name. Names in Kerala underwent a revolution in Kerala during the 60s and 70s. Many Parents wanted their children to have religious-neutral popular short names in a state with many religions practiced in harmony. Most parents were educated in English by that time. So they invented names with two sounds in Malayalam starting with English alphabets. Anu, Binu, Cinu, Dinu, Finu, Ginu, Jinu, Linu, Minu, Rinu, Sinu, Tinu, Vinu, Winu, Zinu were common names given to children in Kerala of all religions and no-religion during that time. The missing alphabets I, K, N, O, P, Q, X, Y in the list did not make it as they did not rhyme in Malayalam. Many of the people with first name "Binu", got their name in this period for this reason as well. Hindus, Muslims, Christians and non-religious have the first name Binu. Kerala also started a practice of using the first name of the head of the household as the last name of the spouse and children, as the use of last name was not very common in the olden days. Hence the last name "Binu" started appearing in Kerala since 1980s.
Binu is also a modified or evolutionary form of the name Vinod
, or Vinodam, which means happy or merry in Sanskrit
. Vinod and its short form Vinu is a common first name in India. Thus the meaning of the name Binu can be attributed to 'merry man'. Sanskrit
is an Indo-European language. The root word Vinodam(merry in Sanskrit and Indic languages), Vinum (wine, the merry making substance, in Latin), Vino(wine in Italian, Spanish and many Slavic languages), binu(wine in Sardinian), Wine in English are linked.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state in south western India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The name was popular in 1970s. Binu is also a short form of Binyamin, a Aramiac, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic name. The Latin name Benjamin is derived from Binyamin.
Several religious leaders of the Syrian Christians in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
have the name, Binyamin. Several of the Syrian Christian/Syrian Malabar Nasrani parents in Kerala, India perform the christening of their children in the Manjanikkara Dayara. One of the entombed bishops in Manjanikkara is Binyamin. He came from Syria and died in service in Manjanikkara in 16th century. They name their boys after him with names such as "Binu", "Benny", Benoy, Binoy (Ben-oni original name of Binyamin). Binyamin is pronounced as in "Be-new-min" in Hebrew & Syriac. So the real pronunciation is "Benew", but in Malayalam it is commonly pronounced as in "Beenoo" with short vowel sounds. Binyamin (known by his Latin name Benjamin outside Israel) is the first name of the ninth and current Israel Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. His short name is 'Bibi', which is also a common name in Kerala. Other person who is commonly in the news with the name is the Binyamin Appelbaum, a reporter for the New York Times. Binyam is the Ethyopian version of this name. Many of these variations point to the name in Torah or Old Testament of Bible. Binyamin/Benjamin was the second son of Yaakov/Jacob and Rachel, and the twelfth and youngest son of Yaakov/Jacob overall.
People in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
are popularly known by their first name alone. That was the practice in most of southern India. First names were usually long and religious. Most had a popular short name derived from the first name. Names in Kerala underwent a revolution in Kerala during the 60s and 70s. Many Parents wanted their children to have religious-neutral popular short names in a state with many religions practiced in harmony. Most parents were educated in English by that time. So they invented names with two sounds in Malayalam starting with English alphabets. Anu, Binu, Cinu, Dinu, Finu, Ginu, Jinu, Linu, Minu, Rinu, Sinu, Tinu, Vinu, Winu, Zinu were common names given to children in Kerala of all religions and no-religion during that time. The missing alphabets I, K, N, O, P, Q, X, Y in the list did not make it as they did not rhyme in Malayalam. Many of the people with first name "Binu", got their name in this period for this reason as well. Hindus, Muslims, Christians and non-religious have the first name Binu. Kerala also started a practice of using the first name of the head of the household as the last name of the spouse and children, as the use of last name was not very common in the olden days. Hence the last name "Binu" started appearing in Kerala since 1980s.
Binu is also a modified or evolutionary form of the name Vinod
Vinod
Vinod is a male first name used in India. Vinod means Happy or Joyful in Sanskrit. In Hindi , Tamil and other Indian languages, this word is taken as such with the same meaning....
, or Vinodam, which means happy or merry in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
. Vinod and its short form Vinu is a common first name in India. Thus the meaning of the name Binu can be attributed to 'merry man'. Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
is an Indo-European language. The root word Vinodam(merry in Sanskrit and Indic languages), Vinum (wine, the merry making substance, in Latin), Vino(wine in Italian, Spanish and many Slavic languages), binu(wine in Sardinian), Wine in English are linked.