Reuben or Edgar?

[Lovage]

Pro Reuben:
I like it lots!
Meaning - 'behold a boy!' apt for various reasons
Like 'Rube' as shortening
Our (godly) families will like it because biblical (we're not godly)

Anti Reuben:
He'd have to spell it quite often, which is an issue as already have surname he'll have to spell every time.
A bit posh? Surname is double barrelled, although each name only single syllable

Pro Edgar:
Seems practical and useful sort of name, easy to spell
Like 'Ed' as shortening
Nicely classless, go-anywhere-name (to my ear, although DP doesn't agree, he thinks it sounds similar to Reuben in class terms - upper middle ish)

Anti Edgar:
No particular reason for choosing it, apart from we like it and it might be better than Reuben
A bit macho? Important to us both not to have very traditional masculine name, would rather have neutral or slightly feminine name (which could describe Reuben as).

Any opinions? On class / macho-ness especially welcome.

Reuben.

Re class I'd say Edgar has the edge over Reuben as Reuben is probably more widely used (imagines Edgar Hugo and Quentin Lazarus as best friends at russian afterschool class)

Machoness Edgar is more macho, but Eddy is not

I definitely prefer Reuben anyway...

Why would hehave to spell it often?

Rueben is nicer imo.

I have an Edgar and I love it. My son is not weak, or feeble or upper class or any of the other ridiculous connotations you've all come up with. For the record, I've also got an unhorsey Anabelle.

My boy is 6 months and I've had nothing horrid said about his name. You lot have given the only negative (and bizarre) comments! And it's only been misheard once. (My colleague heard Elgar, which, as I'm a music teacher, wasn't beyond the realms of possibility). No one has ever called him Edward. He also goes by Ed, Eddie and EddieFreddie. (Bet you can't guess his middle name...)

Choose a name YOU like. What the heck does it matter what others think anyway?

Def Edgar is my middle name so biased but i love it!