Reuben

Reuben \reu-ben, re-ub-en\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Reuben is pronounced as RUWBahN in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Reuben: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Reuben?

Reuben is used predominantly in the English, French, German, and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is of the meaning behold, a son. Biblical name derived from the elements 'ra'ah' meaning to see ; 'ben' meaning son. The name was borne in the Bible by the eldest son of Jacob and Leah, and thus the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel named after him. He was described as a son devoted to his mother, but for seducing his father's concubine, he was cursed by his father. Nevertheless, the name has long been popular among Jews, and it was taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century. It later saw a revival in the 19th century. The name Reubena pronounciation (English) is the female version of Reuben. Reuben is a widely used name; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise Re'uven name variations, Reuban meaning and origin, Reubin name variations, Reuhen name, meaning of Reuven (also used in Hebrew), Rheuben meaning, Rhuben name variations, meaning of Rubea, meaning of Rubee, meaning of Rubey, Rubi meaning and origin, Rubie name popularity, Rubino pronounciation, and baby name Rueban. Other English forms comprise the short form Rube name variations, the pet form Ruby name popularity, and the variant spellings Ruben meaning (also used in Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish), Rubin name popularity, and Rueben meaning. Foreign variants of Reuben comprise name Rouven (German), name Rouvin origin (Greek), baby name Rubén (Spanish), name Ruuben (Finnish), Ruupeni meaning (Finnish), nicknames for Ruuppo (Finnish), nicknames for Ruven (German), Ruvim pronounciation (Russian), and Ruwen name (German).

List of baby names that sound like Reuben:

Reuban pronounciation, Rueban name popularity, short names for Rueben (English), meaning of Raban (German), short names for Raeven, Raevin name popularity, baby name Raiven, Ravan meaning and origin, Raven meaning of name (English), name Ravenne meaning, Ravin meaning, nicknames for Ravine, Ravinn meaning and origin, Ravon name, Ravonn meaning of name, meaning of Ravonne, name Ravyn meaning, name Rayvan origin, nicknames for Rayvaun, and name Rayven origin.

The baby name Reuben fun facts:

The name Reuben in reverse order is "Nebuer".

The numerological value of the name Reuben is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Reuben?

Reuben is in the top names in USA.