English

Alternative forms

• Rubin
• Reuben

Proper noun

Ruben

1. A male given name, a variant spelling of Reuben.
2. A patronymic surname​.

Danish

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן ‎(r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. A male given name.

Faroese

Proper noun

Ruben m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Ruben: Rubensson
• daughter of Ruben: Rubensdóttir

Declension

French

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן ‎(r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. A male given name.

Anagrams

• brune

German

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן ‎(r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. A male given name.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן ‎(r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. A male given name.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǔben/
• Hyphenation: Ru‧ben

Proper noun

Rùben m ‎(Cyrillic spelling Ру̀бен)

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. A male given name

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן ‎(r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. A male given name.