Name: Reuben
Gender: Male
Usage: Reuben, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Reuben are in general originating from Canada, Israel, Malta, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Reuben is: Behold, Behold - a son.
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Numerology of the first name Reuben: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Reuben is ranked on the 2,148th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 185000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.003% of the population. The name Reuben has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Reuben is a Biblical male first name. See Reuben (Bible). The Portuguese version takes the form Rúben, in Spanish Rubén, in Catalan Rubèn and in Dutch and Armenian Ruben.
It may also be a surname.
Biblical: Hebrew name borne by one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and so the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. It is said to mean ‘behold, a son’ in Hebrew. Genesis 29: 32 explains it as follows: ‘and Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction: now therefore my husband will love me’. In Genesis 30: 14–15, Reuben is depicted as a devoted son to his mother, but he incurred his father's wrath for seducing his concubine Bilhah and on his deathbed Jacob, rather than blessing him, cursed Reuben because of this incident (Genesis 49: 4). Despite this, the name has enjoyed popularity among Jews. Among Christians the name experienced something of a vogue at the Reformation, and again in the 19th century, but it is out of fashion at present.
Variant (esp. Jewish): Reuven.
Cognates: Spanish: Rubén. Scandinavian: Ruben. Finnish: Ruupeni, Ruuppo.
Short form (informal): U.S.: Rube.
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