Ruuben

Estonian

Proper noun

Ruuben

1. Reuben (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name of biblical origin

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (literally “see, all: a son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruːben/, [ˈruːbe̞n]
• Rhymes: -uːben
• Syllabification^(key): Ruu‧ben
• Hyphenation^(key): Ruu‧ben

Proper noun

Ruuben

1. Reuben (Biblical figure)
2. (uncommon) a male given name of biblical origin

Declension

Inflection of Ruuben (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Ruuben	Ruubenit
genitive		Ruubenin	Ruubenien Ruubeneiden Ruubeneitten
partitive		Ruubenia	Ruubeneita Ruubeneja
illative		Ruubeniin	Ruubeneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ruuben	Ruubenit
accusative	nom.	Ruuben	Ruubenit
	gen.	Ruubenin
genitive		Ruubenin	Ruubenien Ruubeneiden Ruubeneitten
partitive		Ruubenia	Ruubeneita Ruubeneja
inessive		Ruubenissa	Ruubeneissa
elative		Ruubenista	Ruubeneista
illative		Ruubeniin	Ruubeneihin
adessive		Ruubenilla	Ruubeneilla
ablative		Ruubenilta	Ruubeneilta
allative		Ruubenille	Ruubeneille
essive		Ruubenina	Ruubeneina
translative		Ruubeniksi	Ruubeneiksi
abessive		Ruubenitta	Ruubeneitta
instructive		—	Ruubenein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ruuben (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ruubenini Ruubenini accusative nom. Ruubenini Ruubenini gen. Ruubenini genitive Ruubenini Ruubenieni Ruubeneideni Ruubeneitteni partitive Ruubeniani Ruubeneitani Ruubenejani inessive Ruubenissani Ruubeneissani elative Ruubenistani Ruubeneistani illative Ruubeniini Ruubeneihini adessive Ruubenillani Ruubeneillani ablative Ruubeniltani Ruubeneiltani allative Ruubenilleni Ruubeneilleni essive Ruubeninani Ruubeneinani translative Ruubenikseni Ruubeneikseni abessive Ruubenittani Ruubeneittani instructive — — comitative — Ruubeneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ruubenisi Ruubenisi accusative nom. Ruubenisi Ruubenisi gen. Ruubenisi genitive Ruubenisi Ruubeniesi Ruubeneidesi Ruubeneittesi partitive Ruubeniasi Ruubeneitasi Ruubenejasi inessive Ruubenissasi Ruubeneissasi elative Ruubenistasi Ruubeneistasi illative Ruubeniisi Ruubeneihisi adessive Ruubenillasi Ruubeneillasi ablative Ruubeniltasi Ruubeneiltasi allative Ruubenillesi Ruubeneillesi essive Ruubeninasi Ruubeneinasi translative Ruubeniksesi Ruubeneiksesi abessive Ruubenittasi Ruubeneittasi instructive — — comitative — Ruubeneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ruubenimme Ruubenimme accusative nom. Ruubenimme Ruubenimme gen. Ruubenimme genitive Ruubenimme Ruubeniemme Ruubeneidemme Ruubeneittemme partitive Ruubeniamme Ruubeneitamme Ruubenejamme inessive Ruubenissamme Ruubeneissamme elative Ruubenistamme Ruubeneistamme illative Ruubeniimme Ruubeneihimme adessive Ruubenillamme Ruubeneillamme ablative Ruubeniltamme Ruubeneiltamme allative Ruubenillemme Ruubeneillemme essive Ruubeninamme Ruubeneinamme translative Ruubeniksemme Ruubeneiksemme abessive Ruubenittamme Ruubeneittamme instructive — — comitative — Ruubeneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ruubeninne Ruubeninne accusative nom. Ruubeninne Ruubeninne gen. Ruubeninne genitive Ruubeninne Ruubenienne Ruubeneidenne Ruubeneittenne partitive Ruubenianne Ruubeneitanne Ruubenejanne inessive Ruubenissanne Ruubeneissanne elative Ruubenistanne Ruubeneistanne illative Ruubeniinne Ruubeneihinne adessive Ruubenillanne Ruubeneillanne ablative Ruubeniltanne Ruubeneiltanne allative Ruubenillenne Ruubeneillenne essive Ruubeninanne Ruubeneinanne translative Ruubeniksenne Ruubeneiksenne abessive Ruubenittanne Ruubeneittanne instructive — — comitative — Ruubeneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ruubeninsa Ruubeninsa accusative nom. Ruubeninsa Ruubeninsa gen. Ruubeninsa genitive Ruubeninsa Ruubeniensa Ruubeneidensa Ruubeneittensa partitive Ruubeniaan Ruubeniansa Ruubeneitaan Ruubenejaan Ruubeneitansa Ruubenejansa inessive Ruubenissaan Ruubenissansa Ruubeneissaan Ruubeneissansa elative Ruubenistaan Ruubenistansa Ruubeneistaan Ruubeneistansa illative Ruubeniinsa Ruubeneihinsa adessive Ruubenillaan Ruubenillansa Ruubeneillaan Ruubeneillansa ablative Ruubeniltaan Ruubeniltansa Ruubeneiltaan Ruubeneiltansa allative Ruubenilleen Ruubenillensa Ruubeneilleen Ruubeneillensa essive Ruubeninaan Ruubeninansa Ruubeneinaan Ruubeneinansa translative Ruubenikseen Ruubeniksensa Ruubeneikseen Ruubeneiksensa abessive Ruubenittaan Ruubenittansa Ruubeneittaan Ruubeneittansa instructive — — comitative — Ruubeneineen Ruubeneinensa

Statistics

• Ruuben is the 972^nd (tied with 10 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 111 male individuals (and as a middle name to 36 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.