Reuben
Meaning of Reuben
Reuben is a traditional and timeless name that is perfect for baby boys. This name has its roots in Hebrew and means "behold, a son." It is pronounced as ROO-ben (/ˈru.bən/) in both American English and British English. The popularity of the name Reuben has remained relatively consistent over the years. In recent times, it ranked around 856th to 710th in terms of occurrence in the United States. However, it's important to note that popularity can vary depending on cultural and regional factors. If you're looking for a classic yet distinctive name for your little one, Reuben is a great choice!
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as ROO-ben (/ˈru.bən/)
British English
- Pronunced as ROO-ben (/ˈruː.bən/)
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Notable People Named Reuben
| Reuben Fine - Reuben C. Fine was a renowned American chess player, psychologist, and author known for his significant contributions to both chess and psychology. |
| Reuben Guttman - Reuben A. Guttman is an American attorney known for his work in complex litigation and class actions, particularly in cases involving the False Claims Act, and has been recognized as one of the world's most prominent whistleblower attorneys. |
| Reuben Ayarna is a Ghanaian footballer and player-coach for Vermont Green FC, previously playing as a defensive midfielder for Kuopion Palloseura. |
| Reuben Singh is a prominent British businessman known for his successful ventures in the retail and contact center industries, as well as for his public service appointments. |
| Reuben Timothy Morgan is an Australian worship pastor and songwriter known for his work with Hillsong Church and the Hillsong Worship group. |
| Reuben Eaton Fenton was a prominent American merchant and politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Governor of New York in the mid-19th century. |
| Reuben Christopher Langdon is an American stuntman and voice actor known for his work as the voice and motion capture actor for iconic video game characters such as Dante in Devil May Cry and Ken Masters in Street Fighter. |
| Reuben Droughns is a former American football running back who played for several NFL teams and won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants. |
| Reuben Nakian, an American sculptor of Armenian descent, is known for his works inspired by Greek and Roman mythology, including Leda and the Swan, The Rape of Lucrece, Hecuba, and The Birth of Venus, as well as portraits of Roosevelt's cabinet in the 1930s. |
| Reuben D. Mussey Jr. was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War, a distinguished lawyer, and an important recruiter of black men into the United States Colored Troops. |
| Reuben Tam was a versatile American artist known for his work as a landscape painter, educator, poet, and graphic artist. |
| Reuben Ship was a Canadian playwright and screenwriter known for his 1954 radio satire The Investigator, which parodied the Army-McCarthy Hearings and the Second Red Scare. |
| Reuben Jacob Smeed CBE was a British statistician and transport researcher known for proposing Smeed's law, which correlated traffic fatalities to traffic density and predicted the average speed of traffic in central London to be nine miles per hour. |
| Reuben David Thorne is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby union team, the All Blacks. |
| Reuben Iceland was a Galician-born Jewish-American Yiddish poet, translator, and journalist. |
