Ruben
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun
Ruben (plural Rubens)
- A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Reuben.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun
Ruben
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈry.bən/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ru‧ben
Proper noun
Ruben m
- Reuben (Biblical/mythical character; Biblical tribe)
- a male given name from Hebrew
Faroese
Proper noun
Ruben m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Ruben: Rubensson
- daughter of Ruben: Rubensdóttir
Declension
singular | |
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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
- Reuben (biblical character)
- a male given name from Hebrew
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun
Ruben
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Italian
Etymology
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.ben/
- Rhymes: -uben
- Hyphenation: Rù‧ben
Proper noun
Ruben m
- (biblical) Reuben
- a male given name
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (R'uvén)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈruː.beːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈruː.ben]
Proper noun
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
Third-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Rūbēn |
genitive | Rūbēnis |
dative | Rūbēnī |
accusative | Rūbēnem |
ablative | Rūbēne |
vocative | Rūbēn |
Norwegian
Etymology
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun
Ruben
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rǔben/
- Hyphenation: Ru‧ben
Proper noun
Rùben m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ру̀бен)
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Ruben
singular | |
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nominative | Ruben |
genitive | Rubena |
dative | Rubenu |
accusative | Rubena |
vocative | Rubene |
locative | Rubenu |
instrumental | Rubenom |
Swedish
Etymology
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
Proper noun
Ruben c (genitive Rubens)
- Reuben (biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew