See also: Rubén, Rúben, Rubèn, and Rüben

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From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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Ruben (plural Rubens)

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

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From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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Ruben

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

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Etymology edit

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈry.bən/
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  • Hyphenation: Ru‧ben

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Ruben m

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

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Ruben m

  1. a male given name

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Patronymics

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

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Ruben
Accusative Ruben
Dative Rubeni
Genitive Rubens

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From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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Ruben m

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

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Etymology edit

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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Ruben

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

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Etymology edit

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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Ruben m

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

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Latin edit

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From Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (R'uvén)

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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

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Rūbēn
Genitive Rūbēnis
Dative Rūbēnī
Accusative Rūbēnem
Ablative Rūbēne
Vocative Rūbēn

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Etymology edit

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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Ruben

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

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

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Rùben m (Cyrillic spelling Ру̀бен)

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

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Etymology edit

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

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Ruben c (genitive Rubens)

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

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