my newfound name obsession is with the name reuben. am i the only one? it feels a little “american south” (hi from england) but i still love it! it has such a lovely, round sound like a bell-peal. not cartoonishly manly but also but not mushily soft. it’s such a shame i don’t have any ancestors with the name, and i don’t really agree with the practise of stuffing the birth certificate with twenty thousand million meaningless middle names. i’d only heard of reuben sandwichess from american sitcoms but i do hate how the word rube comes from reuben 
that concludes my rant on how lovely a name reuben is and how i wish i had an excuse to bestow it upon an actual future son.
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As an American, I can say it feels very un-Southern to me. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name!
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[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] is such a cool name! Definitely [name_f]Americana[/name_f] vintage, I think of cornfields in Nebraska during the great depression. I also get some nerdy-cool rockabilly vibes from [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]: late 50’s/ early 60’s: black rimmed glasses and a flat-top buzz cut or rockabilly hairstyle, oxford shoes, rolled t-shirts and a black leather jacket. Think bowling alley and soda fountains.
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] is definitely an excellent name!!
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As someone from the American [name_u]South[/name_u], it doesn’t seem very [name_u]Southern[/name_u]! It actually feels more British to me (maybe due in small part to the sandwich).
While it’s not my taste, it’s an appealing name!
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Oh wow, I’m so glad Im not the only one but I absolutely love [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]! I am also from [name_f]England[/name_f] originally but have lived in the US for almost 20 years now. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband is American-Greek and we almost names our second son [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] but he vetoed it for the exact reason that it felt a little too ‘American mushy’. I have met two Reubens in my time and both suit them perfectly. I would love to see a little [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] around!!
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] doesn’t really feel [name_u]Southern[/name_u] to me 
just very Jewish. I like it too!
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I love the MCSM association!
I loooove the name [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]! When I first heard the name I was 8 or 9 years old, and decided that if I ever have a son, that would be his name. It’s been many years, and I still think it’s a good idea, lol.
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] is beautiful!
I love [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]! Unfortunately it doesn’t work with my last name or I would use it in a heart beat . I love the versatility of the name and think it fits well with all stages
The nicknames
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] is cool and doesn’t feel strongly American to me. I’m in [name_f]England[/name_f] too and I know lots of little boys and a few young adults named Reuben/Rueben/Ruben, it’s been pretty popular here for a while. I love the nickname [name_u]Rue[/name_u]!
my best friend is named [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]! he goes by [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] as a nickname, and sometimes [name_u]Rue[/name_u]! He’s the coolest guy I know, so that definitely influences my opinion of it!
I think the name is so cuddly and sweet. I love how soft, yet strong it is.
It doesn’t feel southern to me at all. I’m from the Northeast and there are strong associations here, so that’s probably why!
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I absolutely love the name [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], and honestly being from the [name_u]South[/name_u], it seems more British to me!
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I bought coffee from a new place last week and the regulars were calling the barista “Rubes” and I thought it was so cute. [name_m]Alas[/name_m], my OH is [name_u]Robin[/name_u] so we can’t have a [name_u]Robin[/name_u] and a Reuben/Ruben, but I love it for someone else.
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] just feels like a biblical classic to me? It was high on our list. I don’t think you need any ancestors with the name to use it or anything. It has a lovely warmth to it.
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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]! The only one I know is a very cute British little boy, if that allays your concerns at all. 
I have [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] on my own list—I am American, but not southern at all. 
. [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] is a Bible name and fairly commonly known at that, so I don’t think it really is too tied to any nationality or country. Plus, the nns Reu/Roo and [name_m]Ben[/name_m] are so cute!
Nobody needs a reason to name a child [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]. It’s just a cool name!
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as in the piggy? oh nooooo.
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fair warning: this is an unstructured ramble on naming fashions
it upsets me how names drop in and out of fashion. i like the sense of generational continuity passing on names has. choosing names purely for the cool factor feels empty to me. but maybe that’s because i’m from a family where half the women on one side are named isabel and the other half maria pfft. helps that a little further back and on the other side my fam has some very cool names that so happen to be in style, alfred and rose for instance.
besides, i don’t think it’s fair to burden a child with baggage from certain names. for instance, what do you expect from a walter? my first thought is the swotty mummy’s boy from the beano. not that there’s anything wrong with being a swotty mummy’s boy. i’m a lifelong swotty mummy’s girl myself hehe. still, what do you think when you hear the name james? nothing, really. a james is free to carve out his own identity.
it’s a good thing that i’m a hobbyist writer, and get to use all the names i actually really like on my fictional babies! RIP nigel, basil, cyril, edwin, percy — we hardly knew you.
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He is SO cute though~~~ If you were a fan of the series you would like it too 
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