Spelling Advice Please: Ruben or Reuben?

[BoyMeetsWorld]

Hi there...

Already settled on Reuben/Ruben as name of DS1..so PLEASE no negative comments on the name (positive ones always welcome hehe), because we're happy with it.

However, can't decide which way to spell it & would love some advice.

a)REUBEN = it's the traditional root of the name, is Hebrew in origin (which suits his heritage), looks more symmetrical?, would it be tricky to spell/say or do you think it's manageable?

b)RUBEN = a)easier to spell & pronounce?? b)poss less likely to get shortened to 'Ben' (which wouldn't want, prefer Ru or Rube) c)Spanish origin which is no reflection on his background

really interested in your advice

xx

Reuben.

Ruben looks like “rubbing” or “rubella”

Reuben

Oh is it. Why do people start commenting and bump it up to the current threads grr

Reuben

I have a Reuben and EVERYONE spells it Rueben. Even when replying to messages where I’ve written it with the correct spelling! Ruben is the Spanish version and I love Spanish names but it didn’t look quite complete to me. I don’t really care that everyone spells his name wrong but I do sometimes think that if I’d gone with the Spanish spelling then they wouldn’t.

Just realized that Reuben/Ruben is probably about 11 years old

Rueben are turnips in German