Suzanne

It is an interesting possibility that Vin's mom might have named her son, Reen, because of how much Ruin had been speaking to her in her mind. I was mostly just curious as to why Brandon Sanderson would have picked 2 names so similar for 2 important characters.

Is it possible that Reen and Ruin are the same? Could Ruin have appeared to Vin when she was young and she just mispronounced his name? The names Reen and Ruin are so close to each other and there is never a time in the trilogy where we see Vin actually talking to Reen. It is always Vin remembering things Reen said. It seems like she remembers Reen's voice in the same way that Ruin's voice appears in her mind.