Reuben - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Reuben \

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 very common first name for men (#549 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#22695 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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