Ruben

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Behold, a son; strong as a bull
Scripts(How to write)
Ռուբեն(Armenian)
רְאוּבֵן (Hebrew)
Pronunciation
ROO-behn(Swedish, Italian)
ROO-ben
RUY-BEHN(French)
RUY-bən(Dutch)
roo-BEHN(Armenian)
Popularity
Ruben is a moderately popular name in many countries around the world. In the United States, Ruben was ranked as the 364th most popular name for baby boys in 2020. In Spain and the Netherlands, Ruben is a top 50 name.

cartoon of the name Ruben
Cartoon of Ruben

Ruben Name meanings & History

Behold, a son; strong as a bull. Form of Reuben in several languages. This was the name of an 11th-century Armenian ruler of Cilicia. Ruben is used as both a first and middle name for boys. It is especially common among Spanish and Dutch-speaking populations.

Zodiac Sign of Ruben: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Ruben:

R: Rational,Resourceful,Reason,Restless

U: Undermining,Understanding,Unity,Universality,Utopia

B: Beauty,Bashful,Brains,Bountiful

E: Environment,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enliven,Enlighten,Entertain

N: Nutrition,Nagging,Neurosis,Neat,Nervous,Nice,Nitpicking

Ruben is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Ruben include Ruben Blades (Panamanian singer and actor), Ruben Studdard (American singer and winner of the second season of American Idol), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (English footballer), and Ruben Santiago-Hudson (American actor and playwright).

2.) Ruben (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) forms of Reuben.

Other Forms: Ruban, Rube, Rubean, Rubens, Rubon, Rubyn


3.) Ruben (Male)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: (Spanish) form of Reuben

Other Forms: Rubens, Rube, Ruby


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