Ruben
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun edit
Ruben (plural Rubens)
- A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Reuben.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun edit
Ruben
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ruben m
- Reuben (Biblical/mythical character; Biblical tribe).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Ruben m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Ruben: Rubensson
- daughter of Ruben: Rubensdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Ruben |
Accusative | Ruben |
Dative | Rubeni |
Genitive | Rubens |
French edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ruben m
- Reuben (biblical character)
- a male given name from Hebrew
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun edit
Ruben
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun edit
Ruben m
- (biblical) Reuben
- a male given name
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (R'uvén)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈruː.beːn/, [ˈruːbeːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.ben/, [ˈruːben]
Proper noun edit
Rūbēn m sg (genitive Rūbēnis); third declension
- a male given name from Hebrew, notably borne by the eldest of the twelve sons of Iacōbus
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Rūbēn |
Genitive | Rūbēnis |
Dative | Rūbēnī |
Accusative | Rūbēnem |
Ablative | Rūbēne |
Vocative | Rūbēn |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun edit
Ruben
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rùben m (Cyrillic spelling Ру̀бен)
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name
Declension edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun edit
Ruben c (genitive Rubens)
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew