List of names for Reuben’s brother

[Moonshine160]

If DC2 is a boy we’re struggling to pick a name. Our DS is Reuben William (one syllable surname). Please can you rate our boys list and suggest others we might like?

Jasper
Douglas
Maxwell
Tobias
Edwin
Caleb
Sebastian
Gabriel
Seth
Hugo
Samson

Also, Sonny.

Seth
Eli
Ezra

I like Hugo and Sebastian best from your list.

What’s your girl name out of interest @Moonshine160

Gabriel
Roan
Fynn

Miles
Caspar
Nathaniel
Christopher
Julian
Peter

Douglas is fabulous. Also like Tobias, Edwin, Gabriel a lot.

One of the other sons of Jacob! Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, or Benjamin ;)

Jasper
Maxwell
Caleb
Sebastian
Gabriel
Seth
Sonny

I particularly hate Edwin & Hugo as I knew two very ignorant, bigoted toffs from growing up going to a very old fashioned church with those names.

I like Jasper out of all the names on your list. I have a Reuben but couldn’t really consider Jasper as my OH’s friend has a Casper. Our boy’s name for a second would have been Felix if we had had a boy.

Dislike Sonny and I don’t think it’s anything like most on your list. Generally I think you have a great list though! Mine would be similar.

Lucas

Simeon
Levi
Napthali
Isaachar
Asher
Dan
Zebulun
Gad
Benjamin
Judah
Joseph

Edwin, Hugo, Douglas, Tobias and Samson my favs - and in that order.

Jasper
Sebastian
Seth

Jasper Hugo or Sebastian

I would narrow it down to these:

Jasper
Douglas
Sebastian
Hugo

I also like Tobias, Caleb and Samson but not with brother Reuben as it becomes a strong Old Testament theme.

Jasper - don’t like
Douglas - don’t like
Maxwell - ok
Tobias - nope
Edwin - another nope
Caleb - ok
Sebastian - no
Gabriel - no again
Seth - no
Hugo - love
Samson - love
Sonny - no

Jasper -Lovely
Douglas - Fab
Maxwell - Nice enough but I’m not so keen. It will just get shortened to Max.
Tobias - Sweet, I like Toby as a nickname.
Edwin - I like this.
Caleb - Neither like not dislike.
Sebastian - It’s nice but I don’t know if it’s a bit overdone. Like Seb/Sebby as a nickname.
Gabriel - Like this a lot.
Seth - Nice but i can’t not think of the OC.
Hugo - My brother’s name so I’m biased. It’s becoming a lot more common now, I hear it quite a lot but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think it’s losing some of the ‘posh’ connotations.
Samson - Love this.

I don't like Sonny as it sounds like a nickname, not a real name.
All the other names on your list are great. though.

I had Reuben on my list, along with:
Raphael
Edward
Maximilian
Peter
Alexander
Albert
Felix

I ended up having girls so never got to use any of them.

I adore Caleb and Gabriel

Roman
Franklyn
Carey
Troy
Jude
Solomon
Shay
Tate
Ralph

Logan

Do you shorten Reuben to rubes?
Just thinking Tobias gets shortened to Toby or tobes and it all sounds like too many ‘b’s!!!

Douglas is really nice, not a name I’ve considered in the past but I think it goes well with Reuben.

Jasper - love love love favourite
Douglas - dislike
Maxwell - love
Tobias - love 2nd fav
Edwin- ok
Caleb -love love love
Sebastian - love love love
Gabriel - love love love
Seth - great name
Hugo - great name
Samson - no, downmarket sounding to me
Sonny - love love love

I really love so many of your names (as above)

Here are some more suggestions

Ones with good nicknames:

Christopher nn Kit
Wilf(red) nn Wilf
Barnaby nn Barns/Barney
Nathan/Nathaniel nn Nate
Rafferty / Raffy
Sidney nn Sid

Other ideas:

Eli
Ellis
Miles / Milo
Seth
Cole
Otis
Eric
Casper
Rudy/Rudi
Dexter
Blake
Angus
Dominic
Idris
Percy
Chester

Slightly more out- there

River
Bodhi
Otto