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What does Rube mean?
Rube 
as a boys' name is of Hebrew and Spanish derivation, and the name Rube means "see, a son". Rube is a variant form of Reuben (Hebrew): from the original variant spelling Reuven. Rube is also a form of Ruben (Spanish).
STARTS WITH Ru-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA REUBEN, RUBEN Reuban, Reubin, Reuven, Rubi, Rubin▼, Rubino, Ruby▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rube Lochlan (R.L.), ..
How popular is Rube?
Rube is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#72237 out of 150436, Top 48%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rube reached its highest position of #667 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Reuben (#927 LAST YEAR), Reubin, Ruben (#415), Rubin and Ruby are the popular varying forms of Rube rated in the Top 2000. These forms of Rube were favored in the 1900s (AVERAGE #678) and have become significantly less conventional since (#1557, ▼59.7%), with versions such as Ruben becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Rube is alike in pronunciation to Rab, Rob▼ and Robb. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abbe, Abe▼, Aube, Cabe, Cobe, Ebbe, Fabe, Gabe, Hube, Jobe, Kobe▼, Rabee, Rabi, Rae, Rafe, Rane, Raye, Rene▼, Reve, Rice, Rike, Robi, Roe, Rome, Rowe, Rubio, Rudd, Rudee, Rudey, Rudi, Rudie, Rudy, Ruel, Rugby, Rune, Rurek, Rush, Russ▼, Ruy, Rye, Ryne▼ and Tobe▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Rube.
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