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What does Reuben mean?
Reuben 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced ROO-ben. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Reuben 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. Singer Ruben Blades.
STARTS WITH Re-
ASSOCIATED WITH 18th century, biblical
Variations
VARIANTS Reuban, Reubin, Reuven, Rouvin, Rube, Ruben▼, Rubin▼, Rubino, Ruby▼
OTHER FORM VIA RUBEN Rubi
FEMININE FORM Rubena
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Reuben?
Reuben is a very prominent first name for men (#549 out of 1220, Top 45%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#21553 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Reuben entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its peak position of #178 in the U.S. then, and is presently at #927. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Reuben (#927 A YEAR AGO) are Ruben (#415), Reubin, Rube, Rubin and Ruby. Usage of these relations of Reuben was at its highest during 1900-1909 (AVERAGE #678) and is now significantly less (#1557, ▼59.7%), with versions such as Ruby becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Reuben▼ is pronounced similarly to Roban, Robben, Robbin, Robbyn, Robin▼ and Robyn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Auben, Beamen, Belden, Bergen, Beven, Beyren, Corben, Derren, Deven▼, Devlen, Eben, Gefen, Geffen, Harben, Jeaven, Jensen▲, Jeren, Jeroen, Jevven (see Jevon), Joben, Keagen, Keen, Keenen, Kellen, Kelven, Keven▼, Lauren, Melden, Mellen, Nelsen, Neven, Rabee, Raiden▲, Raven, Rayven, Reade, Reagen, Rearden, Redley, Redman, Reed▲, Reese, Reeve, Reeves, Regan, Regen, Regin, Remee, Remmey, Rene▼, Renier, Renke, Renne, Reuel, Reve, Reyes, Rowen▲, Royden, Rozen, Rudee, Rudey, Rune, Ryden, Ryen, Selden, Teigen, Teven, Teyten and Vernen. These names tend to be less frequently used than Reuben.
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