Is Bear really that bad?

[YellowGrass]

We would love to call our child Reuben Bear, but have seen some very negative comments! Lots of people seem to be asking!

Is it really that bad? He's 4 weeks old and plan on registering him very soon.

made me think of Rupert bear

Yes. It is that bad.

Reuben is a gorgeous name! Just not bear I'm afraid!

Yes. Sorry!

It's especially bad now because of Cheryl Cole and Jamie Oliver's bears.

Bad.

Only if you want him to have a lifetime of puns (bear behind, bear naked, being beast, bear behaving badly, feeling grizzly, pooing in the woods, rough as a bears butt, etc) and people asking what his real name is. It's not a name.

Reuben Edward? That way there's a "bear" in there somewhere.

Bear seems like a twee fad and will probably be outdated in a few years.

It is terrible, really terrible.

Yes. It's cringey.

Well @originalbiglymavis no one would ask what his real name is as he's a Reuben!

@EssentialHummus I do like Edward but just really wanted Bear!

Thanks for the replies, I'm a little bit sad now!

Think of him as an adult filling in forms. A suburban-dwelling middle manager, a singlet-wearing truck driver, a teenager stacking shelves at Sainsburys.

"And your middle name?"
"Bear."
"..."

"Do you, Reuben Bear, take this wo/man..."

And then decide.

Reuben is a people name though. Bear is, well a 🐻. Cute as a nickname until he decided is not cool...

Have I missed something? Since when was Bear a name?

Cringe .... let's hope he's never a lawyer or doctor ..... perhaps a zoo keeper instead

Nicknames don't have to come from your actual name. If you want to call him Bear at home as the cute factor then go with it.
My brother is called Tadhg and we call him Fergal.

Danyellasdonkey that's what I thought, it's not a name!

Bear Grylls? Although his is short for something, maybe Edward. Some slebs have named their children Bear too

Bear is ridiculous
Sorry, but it just is

It's stupid.

Would you name a child Walrus? Or Bison? How about Giraffe?

It's only a middle name - of course you can call him Reuben Bear.

People call their children River, Rain, Autumn, Winter, August, Lily, Violet, etc.? So even if you don't like it, it's silly saying it isn't a name because I guess those can't be either?

It absolutely is that bad. Teachers will laugh at you and kids will tease.

Yes, awful.

Horrible name.

Please don't do that to your child.

As a nickname is brilliant. But I would say that as it's my youngest nickname.

Never in a million years would I use it as an official name.