| Name info: About the name Rouven in particular |  | 
| Group info: About Ruben, the group of names with the same origin as Rouven | | Meaning/translation: | Behold, a son |  | Language of origin: | Hebrew |  | Info about origin: | can be interpreted as Behold, a son or See, it is a son |  |  | in the Bible Reuben is the oldest son of Jacob and Leah and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel as well |  | Words: | ra'ah = to see  Hebrew |  |  | ben = the son  Hebrew |  | Topics: | 12 Tribes of Israel, Old Testament |  | Variants' top ranks: | 4:Ruben Netherlands 2007,  16:Rubén Madrid 2002,  36:Reuben England+Wales 2022,  38:Rúben Portugal 2011,  532:Rouven Switzerland 1997 |  | Name variants: | Reuben, Rouven, Ruben, Rubén, Rúben, Ruven, Ruwen   Sortable list   Details | 
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