58%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Portuguese (Brazilian) Meaning & History Possibly from Latin rubens "being red", participle of rubeo "to be red". It may also be inspired by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootruberDiminutiveRubinho PopularityDetails Last ranked #260 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #477 in 1900 France Categories archaic French, artists, cheeses, colors, footballers, Formula One drivers, isograms, Latin words, painters, percussionists, red, surnames