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I like the nickname on a young child I think, not an adult

I think Benji sounds kind of childish on a grown man. It also makes me think of binging.

I would think "awesome!" My brother is Benjamin "Ben" but mum calls him "Benji". At the child care centre I work at, there are two Benjamin "Benji"s.

Benji or Benjy is a pretty standard shortening of Benjamin. I like it a lot better than Ben or Benny

Fairy standard.

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I have a friend who I call Benji, pretty much everyone else calls him Ben. I find Ben a bit plain and predictable, whereas Benji is quite fun and quirky.

I know one. I think it's cute and a bit retro. Something different from boring predictable Ben.

That it's childish and he should be called Ben. No, I'm not going to mention the dog! See, I didn't.

That he was young. :-D My brother went by Benji as a child, but by middle school he insisted on Ben.

He's 8, right?

I think it sounds babyish. I can picture it on a more flamboyant guy maybe, but otherwise don't think it would fit an adult. My son was called Benji sometimes only until he was about 4-5.

This message was edited 8/15/2016, 5:55 PM

I would think people call him Benji. It's a less common nickname, but I don't think it's really all that confusing.

I wouldn't think anything in particular. Benjamin is a great classic name and Benji is a cute nn for a child.

That's my nephew's nickname. It's cute :)

Probably not much. I prefer Benjamin in full, but if people call him Benji, then fine. He's not my kid.

Maybe because of my trash emo phase in middle school, I idolized Benji Madden from Good Charlotte. So Benji will always have a special place in my heart. It's a little immature for an adult in like a professional setting. But honestly, I love it and I think it's much better than boring old Ben. If I was a Benjamin, I would go by Benji.

It would depend on how old he was. If he was three, I'd probably think it was cute. If he was thirty-three, I'd probably think he was a bit of a plonker.

It's like, mad cute, but not something I'd use. I appreciate it.

I would think "ew". I hate Benji. It's one of those few names.

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There was a character on a TV show who had a son named Benji. I hated her just for that. Seriously, there was nothing on the show she could do I liked, because she was just that woman who named her kid Benji to me. Bleh.

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It's one of my harsher opinions - sorry.

I would think Oh, and do you still wear training pants?