# Bennie

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,146

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.
3. A diminutive of the female given names Bernice or Bernadette.

## Etymology
Diminutives + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **benny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-benny)
- **Berne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-berne)
- **bonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bonne)
- **Bernie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bernie)
- **Bonnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bonnie)
- **Bertie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bertie)
- **Bessie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bessie)
- **Benoit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-benoit)
- **bestie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bestie)
- **bunnies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bunnies)
- **Bernice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bernice)
- **Bernier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bernier)
- **bene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bennie)
- **Benji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benji-vs-bennie)
- **Benin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benin-vs-bennie)
- **Bennet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennet-vs-bennie)
- **beanie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beanie-vs-bennie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbennie`, `benie`, `benine`, `bennei`, `bnenie`, `ebnnie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bennie