Reuben and Gabriel?

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Considering Reuben and Gabriel for twins but wondering if the nicknames would be too similar - Rubey and Gabey? Would also love to hear girls' names in a similar style!

Really like these names .Not sure if Reuben would be shortened to Ruby. Never heard it shortened at all to be honest.

Gabrielle for a girl? Obviously

Really don’t like Rueben.

What about Raphael or Rory? Or Jacob, Joshua, Jude, Zachary, Noah

Gabe and Jake or Zach would be cool.

Agree I’ve never heard Reuben shortened. Though if anything I think it might be more likely to shorten to ‘Roo’ rather than Rubey? The little Gabriel I know is ‘G’ or his full name.

I know a Reuben who is rube, or rubey do , or sometimes scooby! I used to know a Gabriel who was Gabe or G on the odd times his name was shortened.
Reuben and Gabriel are lovely together.

I'd go with Roo and Gabe for nns. I don't think a boy would appreciate being called Rubey.
Ideas for girls
Gabrielle and Rosabelle
Florence and Lilibelle
Matilda and Evelyn
Dorothy and Beatrix

Only know Gabriel's being shortened to 'Gabe'
Reuben's I know of are either 'Roo' or 'Ben'
I don't like either name BUT they match nicely and are really good twin names. They're in the same category name-wise when I think about them (maybe why I dislike them) so go well together IMO :)

This has to be the first time on MN that I’ve loved both names!

thanks all!

I love Reuben and Gabriel.

I like Raphael but I think Raphael and Gabriel together is too arc Angelic

Hate Reuben, love Gabriel. It is likely that they would be shortened to Rube and Gabe.

Similar girls’ names:
Morgan
Ruby
Gabriella
Gabrielle
Paton

What is it you like about these boys names? It’s hard to suggest girls’ names without knowing.

I've only ever heard Roo or Ben for Reuben. And only ever heard Gabe for Gabriel.

...Thank God! Because Rubey and Gabey both sound individually awful. I have never felt the need to add a cutesy 'y' to the end of any of my kids' names or shortenings.

Reu/Roo and Gabe.

Yeah I'd say Reuby and Gabey are too similar as nicknames, and too cutesy too. Why not go with Gabe instead?

Gabriel often becomes Gabe

Reuben can be Reuby or Reubs.

I wouldn't shorten them at all!

Gabriel is my fave boys name and Reuben is quite nice

Surely Rueben would be Ben? So Rue or Ben and Gabe. Do you really want to shorten it to a girls name?

Every Reuben I know is Roo for short.

I can't see how Reuben (emphasis on ROO) would naturally shorten to Ben..?

Benjamin, Benedict etc I might shorten to Ben.

But why shorten Reuben and Gabriel at all? They're lovely as they are!

They don't have to be shortened you know! I have a child with one of those names and it's never shortened. If I want to use something shorter than the full name we have a variety of nicknames which aren't actually related to the first name.

Love both names, btw.

Girls names in a similar style I guess would be biblical names for women or female versions of male biblical names, e.g.:
Gabrielle, Raphaelle
Rachel, Rebecca
Madeleine
Abigail, Esther
Lydia
Miriam
Susannah

Love them both. I'd go with Roo and Gabe as nn though

pipilangstrumpf it surely doesn't take much to work out how someone who liked Reuben but not Rue / Roo could shorten rueBEN to Ben. I wouldn't as I think the long version is lovely but its not like I suggested Dave

I worked at a summer camp years ago and taught twins called Reuben and Gabriel. Lovely boys, lovely names. Go for it!

Lovely names together. No idea why you think those would be nicknames though. To be Gabriel is Gabe and Reuben would be roo to me.