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Where does “Rúben” come from?

Rúben (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Ruben, from Latin Ruben, from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן, from Hebrew בֵּן — son.

Ancestry of “Rúben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseRuben—
2LatinRuben—
3Hebrewרְאוּבֵן—
4Hebrewבֵּןson
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