Ruben

Behold, a son

Gender

boy

Origin

Afrikaans

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Meaning of Ruben

Ruben is a Afrikaans boy's name meaning “Behold, a son”. This name comes from the Afrikaans language, a West Germanic language spoken widely across South Africa.

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