Ruben

See also: Rubén, Rúben, Rubèn, and Rüben

English

Alternative forms

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

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/
  • (file)
  • 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

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

Latin

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן‎ (R'uvén)

Pronunciation

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.

Case 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

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

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