Reuben - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Reuben \re(u)-ben\ is pronounced ROO-ben. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "see, a son". From the original form Reuven. Commonly used since the 18th century. Biblical: Reuben was the firstborn of Jacob's 12 sons. Also a sandwich with corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese. Reuven is a Spanish and Scandinavian form. Singer Ruben Blades.

Reuben has 9 variant forms: Reuban, Reubin, Reuven, Rouvin, Rube, Ruben, Rubin, Rubino and Ruby.

Baby names that sound like Reuben are Robben, Robyn, Robin, Robbin, Roban and Robbyn.

Reuben is a popular male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Reuben. Click here to compare Reuben with related baby names.