Kalmar "Benin Franc" ba ta da ma'anar ƙamus domin haɗe ne na kalmomi guda biyu - "Benin" da "Franc".Benin" yana nufin wata ƙasa a yammacin Afirka. , wanda a da ake kira Dahomey, wanda ya samu ‘yancin kai daga kasar Faransa a shekarar 1960.Franc na nufin wata na’urar kudi da kasashe da dama ke amfani da su ciki har da kasar Benin. CFA franc na yammacin Afirka shine kudin da ake amfani da shi a kasar Benin, da kuma a wasu kasashe da dama a yammacin Afirka da tsakiyar Afirka.Saboda haka, ana yawan amfani da kalmar "Benin Franc" don nufin CFA ta yammacin Afirka. franc, wanda shine kudin hukuma na Benin.