I just came across the name Benham and am immediately obsessed with it. However, all our children have 5 letter names and we don’t want to change that up. Does Benam look right? [name_m]Or[/name_m] would Benim be better or any other spelling?
Hmm Benham does look more complete than Benam and benim looks like denim, maybe Benem?
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Benam looks okay – at first glance I would assume it was a non-English name and that the child or his parents were from a non-English-speaking country, not sure if that’s something that bothers you. I agree with the previous comment, Benim looks too much like denim to me. Benham is my favourite, and I don’t think anyone would ever notice something like how many letters your children’s names are, but if you do insist on another spelling I’d stick to Benam!
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This is very uncharacteristic of me, but I think I actually prefer the look of Benam! I would love to meet a little Benam, what a fun name. Although I do feel like I want to say Benham and Benam differently; since my best friend is in the UK I’m more inclined to say -ham names like Birmingham with an “um” ending rather than a “ham” ending, but Benam makes me want to say ben-NAM where Benham makes me want to say BEN-um. Not sure if that makes a difference for you? Either way, love the feel of the name.
Good luck!
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I actually quite like the look of Benam. It’s got a surname-y feel and looks quite straightforward.
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Unpopular opinion here, my favourite is actually Benim!
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