Is this name ..

[LuckyMum3]

Posh, 'chavvy' , Religious, Middle Class, A normal name, etc

Reuben ..

What do you think when you hear this name?

Ermmmm I'm not one for putting names into classes but I'd probably say lower-middle lol and ye sits religious but not overwhelmingly so.
It's a nice name

The two young Reubens that go to my dc's school both have Mum's that really aren't posh but who would like others to think they are (clad in designer labels). A little pretentious.

Definitely middle class

I just think of the artist, my kids art teacher called their son Reuben so that doubles up on the art connection. It’s a tad flowery for me but if you like it ..

Normal. I know lots of them.

I think of a sandwich with salt beef and sauerkraut.

Normal to me. It's become common enough that any connotations it may have had with middle/upper class have been watered down.

Just a normal name and definitely not posh.

I like Ruben. It was on my list.

It's lovely, I might assume a little MC but that's neither a good nor a bad thing.

I have one of those He goes by Reu for short and is 2 next week.
I'd say we're middle class. Not religious. Don't know any others within social circle, DC1s school or DC2s nursery.

Boring and wet-sounding.
Yet another R name.
Not posh

Normal. Could be posh, could be working class.
Nice name

Thanks all,
I'd never heard of the sandwich until Mumsnet.. is it an American sandwich?

Love the nn Rue/Roo so our girls name choice is also similar with that we have a little Roo

Fairly mainstream name so I wouldn't make any assumptions about background

Bible origins but not overtly religious

Very middle class, very mumsnet

It’s just a fairly popular boys name, I know about 3 or 4.

Really lovely name op

OP, a "Reuben" is indeed a delicious sandwich from North America. It consists of corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing and served with spears of dill pickle.

That's my first thought.

Ruben is a pretty normal name to me. I have two of them in my family. No one calls them "Rue/Roo" though, just Ruben.

Reuben is a lovely name

I wouldn't assume anything, but if forced to put it into a category I would say 'bohemian'.... arty or edging towards lentil weaving.

I think it's lovely .

@TrueGrit54

I just think of the artist, my kids art teacher called their son Reuben so that doubles up on the art connection. It’s a tad flowery for me but if you like it ..

What artist?

Could someone make me one of those delicious sounding sandwiches…..

This was my initial thought exactly! Also never realised how many Reubens there are before I started using MN