Reuben

Where Reuben comes from

* From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich.
— Wiktionary's entry for Reuben
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #147 among boys with 92 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1914
    Reuben Fine born
    American chess player and psychologist
  3. 1979
    Reuben Kosgei born
    Kenyan athletics competitor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Reuben Fine · American chess player and psychologist, 1914–1993
  • Reuben Kosgei · Kenyan athletics competitor, born 1979
  • Reuben Gabriel · Nigerian footballer, born 1990
  • Reuben Goodstein · British mathematician, 1912–1985
  • Reuben Chapman · American politician, 1799–1882

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.