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Which of these boys names?

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paddlepie · 10/05/2012 10:01

Aaron
Samuel
Jack
Sebastian
Adam

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Moti · 10/05/2012 21:45

I like all of those so we must have similar tastes:

Aaron -Like this, a good biblical name.
Samuel - Lovely name but popular. Will not date IMO.
Jack -Nice but very popular over the last decade.
Sebastian - Really like this. Once it was posh but has filtered down!
Adam - Others have said dated, I don't agree. Wasn't the first man called Adam? I know people off all ages calld this.

Geranium3 · 10/05/2012 20:30

samuel or jack

Grannylipstick · 10/05/2012 20:14

I like Sebastian. Sevvy for short.

ChakotayBlue · 10/05/2012 17:04

Can't help you there, except to say I like them all except Jack. It's a bit too common now.

PercyFilth · 10/05/2012 17:03

Adam. I don't like any of the others

CaptainHetty · 10/05/2012 17:00

I love Sebastian :)

MoonHare · 10/05/2012 16:57

Adam or Sebastian

dawntigga · 10/05/2012 16:07

Samuel - but then I would ;)

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mathanxiety · 10/05/2012 16:01

Samuel.

Aaron is very 60s/70s, same with Adam
Jack - too popular
Sebastian - nn Seb very offputting to me

Angellight · 10/05/2012 15:42

Adam and Samuel lovely
Aaron like
Jack -just know too many
Sebastian- really dislike this sorry

Stellan · 10/05/2012 13:10

If your surname is really difficult, I'd rule out Aaron and Sebastian. Choose either Samuel (Sam), Jack or Adam - all of which are nice but have the bonus of being quite short and easy to say/spell.

NenNen · 10/05/2012 13:09

I have an Adam and he is the only one of his age group that I know of round these parts! He loves his name- occasional nn 'Ads'

Momalicious · 10/05/2012 13:06

Sam is lovely! And not as common as Adam

Positiveplus · 10/05/2012 12:48

Jack

Wildwaterfalls · 10/05/2012 11:23

Adam is very nice, classic, and easy with difficult surname.

WithACherryOnTop · 10/05/2012 11:18

I love all of them,other than Jack.It's ok,but every second boy seems to be called Jack.

If your surname is as described then I'd go with Adam.

Booette · 10/05/2012 11:12

I know loads of Adams, so I wouldn't say it was unpopular with this generation.

I love Sebastian. I like Samuel and Jack, though they are very popular too.

Not keen on Aaron.

BonnieBumble · 10/05/2012 10:28

I know Jack was the most popular boys name for about 10 years on the trot but I only know one Jack and I know a lot of children. I wouldn't worry about popularity of names. When ds1 started nursery there were about 5 boys called Louis in his class and yet Louis wasn't even that high in the top 100.

seeker · 10/05/2012 10:27

You could call him John and have Jack as a pet name. That's how it started out.

Then you have Johnny and Jonty as alternatives as well.

By the way, I know thousands of little boys, and I only know 3 Jacks.

VickyandAlistair · 10/05/2012 10:27

How long is your surname? If its short, Sebastian, if long, Adam :)

seeker · 10/05/2012 10:25

Adam.

BonnieBumble · 10/05/2012 10:24

Jack

pilates · 10/05/2012 10:24

wow, didn't think it would be that quick Grin

YouFloatLikeAFeather · 10/05/2012 10:20

Sebastian

Really don't like Aaron or Adam, and Jack and Samuel are far too popular at the moment.

pilates · 10/05/2012 10:20

Yes I think so, but I'm sure someone will come along and say you cannot possibly think of calling your child such a popular name. Smile