The name Ruben

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Opinions on the name Ruben for a boy.
We also like Rowan and Harris

I'm not keen in Reuben, I always think it sounds like something you should be vaccinated for, no idea why!

Love Rowan and Harris 🙂

It really can't.

Reuben will always be a (rather disgusting) sandwich for me, OP.

I associate it with the Hebrew faith, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who isn’t Hebrew.

One of my cousins is Rueben, people do assume he’s Jewish.

Interesting as I think it's is much more a boy's names. I have never known a girl Rowan but know several men called Rowan. I think it's only fairly recently that is has been used for girls

I like it spelled Reuben. The other names are also nice, even together. Rowan Harris sounds lovely imo.

I slightly prefer Ruben to Reuben (never seen Rueben in real life); it seems more balanced and intuitive to me, but as with other names the multiple common spellings and that fact that you've chosen one that is less popular (if you're in the UK) can be an annoyance.

Rowan's a solid name and I like the association with the tree, but I'm never sure if the first syllable is pronounced like row your boat or like having a row over something.

Harris (along with Lewis) has been very popular in Scotland for the last several years and in that context is often used as a place name. I like it, but the spike in popularity means it may eventually feel closely associated with a particular time.

Absolutely love it.

Like Rowan but wouldn't use it.. not keen on Harris but I like Harry.

Love all 3 names, but I'm Scottish so Rowan is firmly a girls name for me (and the pronunciation different to that in England).

For me, Harris relates to the island, not a surname. Has similar feel to Lewis and Arran.

Reuben and Ruben are the two well established spellings - but Reuben is much more common in the UK, whereas Ruben dominates in Spanish speaking countries. I know boys with both spellings in the UK.

I really like Reuben.

I wouldn’t assume he was Jewish, I have young DC so I’ve met quite a few Reuben’s at classes, none of them weee Jewish.

For me it fits in with the popular OT names
Noah, Isaac, Jacob etc

All three names are fine.
My fave is Rowan.
Do you like Oban?

Yes, Reuben is the traditional way to spell it. My friend's grandson has it spelt that way, but one of DS's friends has recently had a baby boy and called him Ruben. I like it spelt the traditional way, but that is just my preference.

U r rong.

It's spelled Reuben. All the other spellings are incorrect.

Just because a lot of people can't spell doesn't mean misspellings are acceptable 'versions' of any given name.

I’m not about to read a comment from anyone who types ‘u r rong’

Love the name Reuben.

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Thanks for the laffs this morning folks😂

Irony bypassed you then?

just cos it’s phonetic (Ruben), doesn’t make it correct.

No it did not bypass me at all.