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First name origin & meaning:

Hebrew: Behold, a son

First name variations: Rube, Ruben, Reubin, Rubin, Reuven, Reuby, Ben, Benny

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. English and Welsh: from the Biblical personal name Reuben (see Rubin), which was popular among Nonconformists from the 16th century onward.
  2. Jewish (Israeli): from the Hebrew form of the personal name Rubin.

This name appears in the following lists: Biblical Names