Ruben

See also: Rubén, Rúben, Rubèn, and Rüben

English

Alternative forms

• Rubin
• Reuben

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben (plural Rubens)

1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Reuben.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Anagrams

• Bruen, Brune, Buren, burne

Danish

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈry.bən/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ru‧ben

Proper noun

Ruben m

1. Reuben (Biblical/mythical character; Biblical tribe)
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Faroese

Proper noun

Ruben m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Ruben: Rubensson
• daughter of Ruben: Rubensdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ruben
accusative	Ruben
dative	Rubeni
genitive	Rubens

French

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁy.bɛn/

Proper noun

Ruben m

1. Reuben (biblical character)
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Anagrams

• brune

German

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Italian

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben m

1. (biblical) Reuben
2. a male given name

Anagrams

• brune

Latin

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (R'uvén)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈruː.beːn/, [ˈruːbeːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.ben/, [ˈruːben]

Proper noun

Rūbēn m sg (genitive Rūbēnis); third declension

1. a male given name from Hebrew, notably borne by the eldest of the twelve sons of Iacōbus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rūbēn
genitive	Rūbēnis
dative	Rūbēnī
accusative	Rūbēnem
ablative	Rūbēne
vocative	Rūbēn

Norwegian

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǔben/
• Hyphenation: Ru‧ben

Proper noun

Rùben m (Cyrillic spelling Ру̀бен)

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Ruben

	singular
nominative	Ruben
genitive	Rubena
dative	Rubenu
accusative	Rubena
vocative	Rubene
locative	Rubenu
instrumental	Rubenom

Swedish

Etymology

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Proper noun

Ruben c (genitive Rubens)

1. Reuben (biblical character).
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Anagrams

• brune, buren