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Reuben, Louis or Leo?

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montymum · 26/10/2015 22:52

39 weeks and have a girls name picked however finding boys names really hard. We have one DS called Jacob already. We have short listed Reuben , Leo or Louis what do you think?

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TRexingInSportsDirect · 26/10/2015 23:09

I love all those names, Reuben is my favourite. Leo always makes me think of Leo the lion, but that's not a bad thing, I like it. You can't go wrong with that shortlist.

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WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 26/10/2015 23:55

Reuben. Nice name, and unusual at the moment.

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WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 26/10/2015 23:56

Leo is fairly popular. Leon is more unusual.

Louis could end up confusing lew-iss and lew-ee

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NameChange30 · 27/10/2015 00:03

Leo is my fave by a mile. Popular though if that would bother you.
Reuben goes well with Jacob I think.
Don't like Louis. You might get pronunciation confusion, as WhyCant said.

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Paddletonio · 27/10/2015 00:12

Reuben

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LoveAndHate · 27/10/2015 00:16

Reuben. Good luck OP!

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montymum · 27/10/2015 06:11

Thanks everyone we were swaying slightly towards Reuben so that has pretty much confirmed it. I have only ever taught lovely Reubens too which helps. You can get put off so many names being a teacher!

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CakeRattleandRoll · 27/10/2015 08:27

Louis. (Assuming it would be pronounced lou-ee.)

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PentagramChants · 29/10/2015 23:44

Leo

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Allalonenow · 29/10/2015 23:55

Louis, fab name.

Reuben second choice.

Not keen on Leo at all.
What about Laurence?

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SophieFaye · 01/11/2015 13:16

I would go for Louis, but I would spell it Louie :)
Leo looks like it has been shortened (I do like it though) and I've never been a fan of Reuben, sorry!

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 01/11/2015 13:27

Louis, spelt Louis but pronounced Lou ee

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WanderingTrolley1 · 01/11/2015 13:34

Leo.

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brookeberry · 01/11/2015 19:54

I like all three. I've always really liked Leo, but now I really like Reuben - it's pretty cool!

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reuset · 01/11/2015 21:08

Louis

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nf1morethanjustlumpsandbumps · 01/11/2015 21:09

Love Reuben.

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pilates · 02/11/2015 11:14

Louis

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montymum · 06/11/2015 21:41

Thanks everyone still waiting for baby to arrive and still not entirely sure what we will call a boy but I appreciate all your opinions. By this time next week we will hopefully have a baby with a name!

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