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Opinions please- as ruthless as you like !

62 replies

MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 11:32

Thomas, Samuel or Hugo ?
Thanks :-D

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Foxtato · 17/10/2016 15:06

Not keen on any of the names
but if I had to choose, Samuel.

MitzyLeFrouf · 17/10/2016 15:04

There is a bit of a difference between posh and chav though. Posh is seen as a positive thing for many people. On here for example posters look for help trying to find 'posh names'. Whereas chav is only really used as a pejorative term.

A bit like skinny and fat. Not nice to use either as a slur but skinny has positive connotations in our society that fat just doesn't.

WaitrosePigeon · 17/10/2016 14:59

Nothing wrong with posh, just like there's nothing wrong with common.

Not sure it's okay to say things as stuck up, too posh to comprehend, daddy pays for everything all that shit but then people get pissy about the word chav.

It's okay to dismiss certain types of people on MN.

MitzyLeFrouf · 17/10/2016 14:49

Samuel. Never met a Sam I didn't like.
Thomas is a bit dull but perfectly acceptable etc.

Don't like Hugo at all.

Sophronia · 17/10/2016 14:10

Thomas is lovely. Don't like Hugo.

clumsyduck · 17/10/2016 13:59

If I have to pick just from them then

Samuel
Then
Thomas

Not Hugo but only because around here it would be considered very posh but I guess it depends were you live !!

Pipilangstrumpf · 17/10/2016 13:55

What's wrong with 'posh' though Confused?

SorenaJ · 17/10/2016 13:09

All are such lovely names. If I were to rank them it'd be Hugo first, Thomas, then Samuel.

Honeybee79 · 17/10/2016 12:54

I would go for Thomas over Samuel but both nice. I would avoid Hugo.

mycatstares · 17/10/2016 12:42

I love Hugo!
Like samuel
Hate Thomas, just reminds me of that stupid train!

WaitrosePigeon · 17/10/2016 12:41

I absolutely love Hugo.

CourtJester · 17/10/2016 12:40

Samuel is my favourite, closely followed by Thomas. They are both lovely, classic, simple and strong, with good options for nn (Sam, Sammy, Tom, Tommy)

Hugo is garish. It just reminds me of a stuck-up, too-posh-to-comprehend, daddy-pays-for-everything, private-school-boy. Not a good impression to get just from a name.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 17/10/2016 12:38

Joseph
Daniel
Rory

CakeRattleandRoll · 17/10/2016 12:35

Samuel

autumnmoon · 17/10/2016 12:35

As names, I ....
Love Sam
Like Tom
Hate Hugo

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MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 12:09

This naming boys malarkey is turning out to be even harder than finding a decent double pram ! Why do I have ten girls names on the tip of my tongue ?!

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windowsneedaclean · 17/10/2016 11:54

Love Samuel, Thomas is ok but a bit boring and Hugo is too posh imo

AlexandraEiffel · 17/10/2016 11:52

Thomas is too common for me. Which is entirely contradictory as my eldest has a very popular name.

Hugo too posh. Really not keen.

Samuel lovely. Was a contender for my eldest. I don't know any children called Samuel.

PotatoBread · 17/10/2016 11:52

Sorry but I don't really like any of them. As a PP said Thomas and Samuel are the names of about 90% of the younger male population (also a slight exaggeration). If I had to pick it would be Thomas though.

Really dislike Hugo. It's a bit too Made in Chelsea or whatever that prog is called

NappingRabbit · 17/10/2016 11:51

Thomas is fine, as is Tom but I really don't like Tommy as a nickname.

I like Sam but don't like the 'mule' sound in Samuel.

Really not keen on Hugo, far too Made in Chelsea for me.

DramaAlpaca · 17/10/2016 11:51

Thomas

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MotherDuckSaid · 17/10/2016 11:48

I'm putting ticks next to each name pple say they prefer ,on paper (yes it's got to this stage)!
Appreciate the feedback :-D
Any alternative suggestions welcome !

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MyBreadIsEggy · 17/10/2016 11:46

Koala never thought of shortening it down to Hugh! That's much better!
When I hear the name Hugo, I immediately think of the irritating, fat gargoyle from The Hunchback of Notre Dame Hmm

Chinlo · 17/10/2016 11:46

Samuel and Thomas are both awesome. Hard to pick one of the two.

Hugo is.. meh it's okay.