My first two names Benjamin and David stem from family.
The first, Benjamin was the christian name of my grandfather's father, who I am named after. He in turn, was named after one of our family members who was 23rd president (an great^nth uncle of mine). Going further back, that president, Benjamin, was named after
his grandfather's father, who was Benjamin Harrison V, father of William Henry Harrison the 9th president. My christian name and surname have been on this continent predating the Revolutionary war by over 75 years. I was not only named after my grandfather, but for the direct translation of my name from Hebrew which means (depending on which translation) "son of my right hand" or "most beloved son."
My middle name, David, is also from Hebrew, but is mine because of a family tradition of all my family bearing my last name having the letter D begin their middle names. David, Duane, Dwight, Daye, Dayle, among others. I'm truly happy my parents passed on giving me my mother's maiden name as my middle name. While I appreciate my Polish heritage, David is quite a bit easier to spell
