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The bell was named in honour of Sir Benjamin
Hall.
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However, another theory for the origin of the
name is that the bell may have been named
after a contemporary heavyweight boxer Benjamin Caunt. May have been named – мог быть назван Contemporary – современный (в 19 веке) Heavyweight boxer- тяжеловесный боксер
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It is thought that the bell was originally
to be called Victoria or Royal Victoria in honour of Queen Victoria, but then
an MP suggested the nickname Big Ben. The Queen Victoria was the queen of Great Britain at that time (1837 – 1901) MP n abbr ( = Member of Parliament) член парла́мента