Forename ראובן

Across the world, ראובן (Reuben , ראובן , Reuven ) is a widespread predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The first name ראובן is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common male name, Malta, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Tanzania (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Israel, and Tanzania. Also, ראובן is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish ראובן is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name ראובן

name 鲁文, name ルベン, name Рубен, name 魯賓, name Réouven, name Рувен, name Rouben, name Ruwen, name Реувен, name Rupen, name Ruben, name ראה, name ראובן, name Reuven, name Rubén, name روبن, name Reuvein, name Ruven, name Ruvimas, name 鲁宾, name רובן, name Roupen, name Raobn, name روبين, name Reuben

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Reuben	Tanzania, Kenya, United States, Israel, Nigeria
ראובן	Israel
Reuven	South Africa, Philippines, United States, Israel, Nigeria
Réouven	France

First names said to be same

Raobn, Reuvein, Rouben, Roupen, Ruben, Rubén, Rupen, Ruven, Ruvimas, Ruwen, Реувен, Рубен, Рувен, ראה, רובן, روبن, روبين, ルベン, 魯賓, 鲁宾, and 鲁文

First name ראובן in the context

ראובן is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Reuben , the eldest son of Jacob with Leah, in the Bible, Genesis 37; Reuben , the fictional extraterrestrial character from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise, Stitch! The Movie; Rooster Cogburn , the character featured in 3 movies, True Grit; Reuben Windsor , the character from 1998 film 'You Lucky Dog' and Ruben Andrade , character in Santa Barbara, among other works.

Notable namesakes

	ראובן בריינין Russian writer (1862-1939), CA (b. 1862)
	ראובן לרר IL (b. 1832)
	ראובן שרי Israeli politician (1903-1989), IL (b. 1903)
	ראובן ברקת Israeli diplomat (1906-1972), LT (b. 1906)
	ראובן אלקלעי Israeli journalist, IL (b. 1907)
	ראובן ארזי Israeli politician, IL (b. 1907)
	ראובן שילוח Director of Mossad from 1949 to 1953, IL (b. 1909)
	ראובן פלדשוה IL (b. 1900)
	ראובן אהרונוביץ' IL (b. 1902)
	ראובן דפני Croatian-Israeli soldier and diplomat (1913-2005), IL (b. 1913)
	ראובן מינקובסקי Israeli police officer, IL (b. 1914)
	ראובן ירון Israeli politician, IL (b. 1924)
	ראובן יוסף גרשונוביץ IL (b. 1915)
	ראובן שפר Israeli actor, IL (b. 1925)
	ראובן אשכנזי Israeli naval officer, IL (b. 1927)