Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɛn.sən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "son of Benedict". Related NamesDetails VariantBennOther Languages & CulturesBeneš, Benešová(Czech) Bendtsen, Bentsen(Danish) Pentti(Finnish) Benoit(French) Benes(Hungarian) Benedetti, Benetton, Benini(Italian) Benítez, Benito(Spanish) Bengtsdotter, Bengtsson(Swedish) Given Name DescendantBenson(English) Categories Basketball Wives, child actors, Emergency characters, ends in -son, Stranger Things characters, The Dukes of Hazzard characters