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Opinions please- as ruthless as you like !

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MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 11:32

Thomas, Samuel or Hugo ?
Thanks :-D

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Allalonenow · 17/10/2016 20:23

Surely these threads are about emotional responses to names, rather than statistics?
The OP asked for opinions, and that is what I gave her.

Though I am impressed that you know the statistics for the last 25 years. Grin

Chinlo · 17/10/2016 17:35

Samuel is part of the "grumpy old gits" name revival going on just now

I don't think so. It was in the top 10 from 1991 to 2005 and has been in the top 20/30 ever since then too. It's been fairly popular for a while.

NameChange30 · 17/10/2016 17:33

Samuel - love it

Thomas is OK but such a common name, especially for my generation (born mid-80s) so it's likely that he'll have the same name as lots of his friends' fathers!

Hugo - I'm not a fan, don't like the way it sounds and also find it a bit posh, although that's not the end of the world.

What are your other DCs called?

takesnoprisoners · 17/10/2016 17:29

Samuel. I just love that name.

RalphSteadmansEye · 17/10/2016 17:28

Hugo is great. Also love Hugh.

The other are a bit ordinary. I marginally prefer Thomas (Tom).

thegirlinthecar · 17/10/2016 17:28

I really like Samuel , love Sammy as a nn for a toddler . I equally like Thomas nn Tommy ... I see a pattern here . Both great names ! Hugo I could take or leave

longlistsister · 17/10/2016 17:24

Thomas
Don't like Hugo

UntilTheCowsComeHome · 17/10/2016 17:24

I'm close to the English/Welsh border too and I know many, many Sam/Samuels.

Allalonenow · 17/10/2016 17:12

Hugo is the one that stands out for me, a great name.

Samuel is part of the "grumpy old gits" name revival going on just now, but isn't too bad, and Thomas is just bland and ordinary.

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MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 17:03

Where abouts*

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MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 16:44

Haaha 😂 where shouts do u live roughly ? I dnt no of any around me, we are on th English / welsh border, there's not a single one in my children's school or nursery

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ApocalypseNowt · 17/10/2016 16:17

Hugo - really like.

Thomas - ok.

Samuel - please no. There are loads of them road here...I'm starting to think of it as another word for 'boy'.

datingbarb · 17/10/2016 16:14

Thomas

Can't stand Samuel or Hugo

sumoweeble · 17/10/2016 16:13

Samuel

hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 17/10/2016 16:12

Out of those names I prefer Hugo.

MycatsaPirate · 17/10/2016 15:48

Thomas

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MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 15:45

I do like Eugene, Elton, Rupert & my OH likes Ralph , but we figured he may like a more 'boring' name, as growing up can be pretty hard as it is 😅

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MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 15:30

Oooh so mixed, dnt think there's a clear favourite!
Every day I change my mind!
Dsnt help that each of our other children have a different preference ! :-/

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TempsPerdu · 17/10/2016 15:30

Probably Thomas by default, but I can't get excited about any of them. Thomas and Samuel both fine - classic, won't date as consistently popular, inoffensive, straightforward, friendly-sounding, nice nicknames. Just a bit dull!

I'm afraid I can't stand Hugo. Until recently it was a stereotypically 'posh' name (and not in a good way imo - makes me think of a ruddy-faced, tweed-suited bully). Now it's suddenly become popular I can see it going the same way as Oscar, becoming ubiquitous until everyone's bored of it and then falling out of favour again.

WaitrosePigeon · 17/10/2016 15:29

Ah thanks Mitzy, love to you Cake

hollyisalovelyname · 17/10/2016 15:26

Tom or Sam

heron98 · 17/10/2016 15:20

I love the name Sam.

Hugo is awful.

Thomas is OK.

MitzyLeFrouf · 17/10/2016 15:09

Don't be silly, it's fine. I haven't read the thread you're referring to but I know that this place can really boils one's piss from time to time! Smile

WaitrosePigeon · 17/10/2016 15:07

That sounded snarky, didn't mean it to sound like that - sorry Flowers

WaitrosePigeon · 17/10/2016 15:06

Still really doesn't make it okay though. I've done enough arguing over words the last 24hrs I can't do it again. Check out site stuff.