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 [ 2 syll. reu-ben, re-ub-en ] The boy name Reuben is pronounced as RUWBahN KEY. Reuben is used predominantly in the English, French, German, and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is of the meaning behold, a son. Biblical name derived from the elements 'ra'ah' meaning to see ; 'ben' meaning son. The name was borne in the Bible by the eldest son of Jacob and Leah, and thus the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel named after him. He was described as a son devoted to his mother, but for seducing his father's concubine, he was cursed by his father. Nevertheless, the name has long been popular among Jews, and it was taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century. It later saw a revival in the 19th century. The name Reubena (English) is the female version of Reuben. Reuven (English and Hebrew), Rouven (German), Rouvin (Greek), Rubén (Spanish), Ruuben (Finnish), Ruupeni (Finnish), Ruuppo (Finnish), Ruven (German), Ruvim (Russian), and Ruwen (German) are variants of Reuben. Other forms of Reuben include the short form Rube (English), the pet form Ruby (English), and the variant spellings Ruben (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Rubin (English), and Rueben (English). Reuben is a classic favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1902, 0.062% of baby boys were given the name Reuben. Its ranking then was #198. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and it is of occasional use in recent years. In 2008, its usage was only 0.010% and its ranking #947. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Reuben, Ruben (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) was the most popular. In 2008, its use outnumbered Reuben's by 6 times. Baby names that sound like Reuben include Ruben (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Rubén (Spanish), Rueben (English), Raban (German), Raven (English), Reuven (English and Hebrew), Roban (Irish and Scottish), Robbin (Dutch), Robin (English, French, and Romanian), Robyn (English), Rouven (German), Rouvin (Greek), Rubin (English), Ruuben (Finnish), Ruupeni (Finnish), Ruven (German), Ruvim (Russian), Ravanan (Tamil), and Rufino (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Reuben: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
