Benjamin or Rueben?

Boy Names
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I like both [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] and [name_m]Rueben[/name_m]. Boyfriend prefers [name_m]Rueben[/name_m], which I’m ok with since I get the nicknames Roo, [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Rusty[/name_m] and [name_m]Ben[/name_m]. But I’ve love [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] since I was a teenager and convinced it would be the name of my son if I ever have one (not pregnant… just debating names with boyfriend). Nicknames for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] would be [name_m]Ben[/name_m], [name_m]Benji[/name_m] or [name_f]Jami[/name_f]

The options I’m thinking are:

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Lochlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Shephard[/name_m]

[name_m]Rueben[/name_m] [name_m]Macsen[/name_m] (Welsh spelling of [name_m]Maxen[/name_m])
[name_m]Rueben[/name_m] [name_m]Shephard[/name_m]
[name_m]Rueben[/name_m] [name_u]Everest[/name_u]

2

Honestly, I really love both! I think [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] would be a little more out there, a little rarer, which can be good or bad depending on what you’re looking for. Either way, you could call him [name_m]Ben[/name_m]. :slight_smile:

3

I like both names equally, though I’m more used to the spelling [name_m]Ruben[/name_m] or [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]. Why not have both names?
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] of [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] seems like a fine combination.

4

Isn’t it “[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]?” That’s the Biblical name spelling I’m used to. I like “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]” but not “[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]” so I’d pick “[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]”.

5

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] is much nicer!