Hebrew · Boy name
Ruben
“behold, a son”
About the name Ruben
Ruben is a form of Reuben, from the Hebrew Reuven, meaning behold, a son. In the Book of Genesis, Reuben is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah, named at his birth, and he tries to save his younger brother Joseph when the other brothers plot against him. He became the ancestor of the Israelite tribe of Reuben. Rubén Darío, the Nicaraguan poet, founded the Spanish-language literary movement known as modernismo. The name is used in Spanish, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Portuguese, and Reuven is the modern Hebrew form.
- Meaning
- behold, a son
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ROO-ben(2 syl.)
Middle names for Ruben
- Ruben James
- Ruben Alexander
- Ruben Thomas
- Ruben Elias
- Ruben Joseph
Questions about Ruben
- What does Ruben mean?
- Ruben is a Hebrew name meaning "behold, a son".
- How do you pronounce Ruben?
- Ruben is pronounced ROO-ben, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Ruben?
- Variants of Ruben include Reuben, Rubén, Reuven, Rúben.
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