Reuben, take 2

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries!

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A while back I made a post about [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], second-guessing the one middle I had been liking for him. [name_f][/name_f] The more I think of it, the more I have distanced myself from it as an option [name_f][/name_f]- I like the ties to it but it doesn’t feel like a realistic option.

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I’ve been really liking [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] lately, and am pretty sure I want [name_m]Grey[/name_m] as the second middle [name_f][/name_f]- still has some times to that original middle option, but feels more usable and more obviously honors my grandmother. [name_f][/name_f] I just don’t really want to reuse [name_m]Amias[/name_m] since [name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_m]Frederic[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] is one of my favorite combos and likely wouldn’t save [name_m]Amias[/name_m] for a middle anywhere. [name_f][/name_f] Would love to have any combo suggestions for [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] that feels a bit like [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] but isn’t too similar to [name_m]Amias[/name_m]? [name_f][/name_f] I’ve liked [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] in the past, too, but [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] feels too wordy for me, at least today.

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Would love your thoughts!

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Thank you!

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[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] is ever so handsome :teddy_bear:

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I agree [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] is a little wordy with [name_m]Grey[/name_m] and I also think if you love [name_m]Amias[/name_m] upfront maybe using a name with a similar sound would work wonders for example [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Amaury[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Ellis[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] maybe a little Greys anatomy[name_f][/name_f], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Emory[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_f]Emery[/name_f] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] or [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] would work?

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Alternatively

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[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Osiris[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]

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[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

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Oh thank you! [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Amory[/name_m] does have some serious potential. [name_f][/name_f] I don’t like it as much as [name_m]Amias[/name_m] but more than anything else I’ve tried! [name_f][/name_f] Don’t love [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m] but it reminded me of [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] and I sort of like the idea of [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] too?

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I think [name_m]Amory[/name_m] is gorgeous! I also like the alliteration off [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]

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Hmm, let’s see!

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Perhaps something like:

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[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Elias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] (definitely too close to [name_m]Amias[/name_m], though!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Isidore[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Oziah[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Caius[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Darrow[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Finley[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Melchior[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Philo[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Philomen [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Sorrel[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Jairus[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Cassiel[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Credence[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Pascoe[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Hamish[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]

Oh I do like the idea of [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Pascoe[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]! [name_f][/name_f] I had toyed around with [name_m]Pascoe[/name_m] [name_m]Levi[/name_m] “Pax” a while back but I don’t think I loved him enough for him to belong with my first names. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Pascoe[/name_m] is fascinating, and does feel like a me combo! [name_f][/name_f] I’ll have to think about him. [name_f][/name_f] I’ve been crushing on [name_m]Sorrel[/name_m] today, too, though I’m not sure about how I feel about [name_m]Sorrel[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] together lol. [name_f][/name_f] I also like the idea of [name_m]Philemon[/name_m] but don’t love him with [name_m]Reuben[/name_m].

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Some ideas inspired some of the names you’ve mentioned in the thread – [name_m]Amias[/name_m], [name_m]Amory[/name_m], [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m], [name_m]Pascoe[/name_m].

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[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Arturo[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_f]Shiloh[/name_f] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Olivier[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Calder[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Leofric[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Bastien[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Taliesin[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Marcellus[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]

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Inspired by Amias…

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[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Cassius[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Silvius[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] (okay, this is too much, isn’t it)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Eliseo[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m]

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Thank you! [name_f][/name_f] I’m intrigued by [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Calder[/name_m], and do really like the idea of [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] a lot, too!

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Thanks girl! [name_f][/name_f] While I don’t love just [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], I have thought of [name_m]Apollos[/name_m] for a while, and [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Apollos[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] is a maybe.

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