Reuben or Rory?

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Think we've narrowed names down to Reuben or Rory for baby boy.

Both go well with surname, and middle name would likely be something quite traditional like Joseph or Patrick.

Not concerned about popularity 😊 just wondering what others' thoughts/experiences are?

I like both a lot but have always loved Rory. I think it goes nicely with Patrick.

Reuben Joseph is gorgeous!

I have a Reuben and he’s the only one in his school. Rory is lovely too but I obviously prefer Reuben.

I love Reuben, dislike Rory!

I prefer Ruairi

Can't bear the roar sound in Rory. Reuben is lovely.

I like Rory, but I sometimes don't get my Rs quite right, so that's something to be aware of.

Reuben has become a lot more popular. I notice, because I have one. I'd only ever seen it spelled Reuben, before then. I hadn't heard of the sandwich, until someone mentioned it to him, about 15 years ago. He wasn't impressed that he was named after a meat sandwich, as he was vegan, by then!

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I have a Reuben Patrick so know what I'll suggest...! There are definitely more Reubens around than I thought there would be, and I have yet to meet a Rory. Reuben is constantly misspelt and it drives me a bit nuts, so definitely consider whether that will annoy you.

@Lellamir I'm amazed at how many people mention this sandwich thing when I've somehow not come across one in my entire life! Surely it's not really a UK thing?

@DanceToTheMusicInMyHead aw no way! Reuben Patrick is currently our front runner. I do worry a bit about the misspelling but not enough to put me off the name. I think it sounds so lovely when said out loud.

It's odd, if I had to pick written down it would be Rory, but based on the sounds I prefer Reuben 😊 (hopefully it will still be nice even when I'm screeching it across the park...!)