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Help me find a girl's name that goes with Ruben......

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RubiMama · 30/01/2010 20:53

...who will be DD's big brother. My faves are Rosa and Una, but does it sound funny to either to have names starting with the same letter or both having the oo sound? Ruben and Julia is swimming round in my head for some reason, but I don't know if I'm brave enough for Julia, I love the sound of it, but is it a bit middle aged and dull in it's association? DH is obsessed with Eva, but I'm obsessed about it becoming too popular so I'd be really interested in whether you think it is.

So,

Ruben and Rosa
Ruben and Una
Ruben and Julia (or poss Julietta)
Ruben and Eva
or Ruben and ......

Which way should I go?

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HalcyonDaze · 30/01/2010 22:53

From your list I like Ruben and Eva (would prefer Ruben and Eve tbh but that's jmo).

Julia sounds a bit weak next to Ruben but Juliet is fabulous! It has the same timeless quality as Ruben.

Una and Rosa don't sit well with Ruben imo so I would discount those, altho Rose would be better and quite refreshing as a fn rather than as a default mn.

How about...Miriam, Esther, Eliza, Helena, Iris, Lydia, Charis, Susannah, Freya, Tamara, Lois?

Esmee · 30/01/2010 21:56

I like Ruben and Eva together.

Here's some other ideas:

Ruben and Juliet
Ruben and Clara
Ruben and Jemima
Ruben and Sylvie

vivivi · 30/01/2010 21:56

Maisie

mathanxiety · 30/01/2010 21:33

Dinah?
Tabitha?

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RubiMama · 30/01/2010 21:32

Ooh, I never would have guessed! That's really sweet and unusual, ISWYM about it being in the Julia era. But I'm not sure I could go with a name where I didn't like the abbreviations. Our Ruben (24mo) gets called Rubi alot and he calls himself 'oobi' (which I love ). Which reminds me, one of the the reasons why I like Julia is the way DH says it in his foreign accent, he it makes it sound more exotic and Italian, like Guilia... (in need of a swooning emoticon!)

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BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny · 30/01/2010 21:24

Billy, so you'll have Billy Ruben

BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny · 30/01/2010 21:22

Holly

rasputin · 30/01/2010 21:20

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Icanseethesea · 30/01/2010 21:18

I know a Reuben whose sister is Grace, which I love and it goes really well, the only problem being if she doesn't turn out to be particularly graceful

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RubiMama · 30/01/2010 21:12

Thanks for your replies. Ruben and Esme sounds good, but Esme isn't my cup of tea. Sleepy, I had to really work on DH to get him to agree to Ruben but now he loves it.
Will you dish and tell me your dd's name Rasputin?

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sleepychunky · 30/01/2010 21:03

I know a Reuben with a sister called Esme, and I think they go really nicely together.

Of your options, I would go along with your DH and say Eva.

[secretly wanted Reuben for DS2 but knew I didn't stand a chance of getting DH to agree, so very jealous!]