Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Arabic (Maghrebi) Scripts بناني(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /bɛ̃.na.ni/(French) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsBenani Meaning & History Means "my son" in Hebrew, from בן (ben) meaning "son" and אני (ani) meaning "I, me". This is the name of a Moroccan family of Jewish origin that converted to Islam.