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Sam for a boy

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CaipirinhasAllRound · 05/06/2017 13:11

What are your thoughts?

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Elvisrocks · 10/06/2017 16:18

I really like it too.

insancerre · 10/06/2017 14:58

I have a Sam in his late 20s
His full name is Samuel but nobody calls him that

OwlsinTowls · 10/06/2017 14:49

I think it's soft and handsome, simple... Sam Winchester! Grin
Also makes me think of Samwise Gamgee.

Apparently I used to have an imaginary friend called/used to ask people to call me Sam. Not my name.

swimmerforlife · 08/06/2017 04:10

Love Sam! My 4yo is a Sam and he's the best Grin Although he is Samuel on BC.

DramaAlpaca · 07/06/2017 22:51

I do think that Isambard with Sam as a nn is fab - would love that rather than Samuel or Samson!

Completely agree, Isambard is wonderful! I'd never have got it past DH though.

PacificDogwod · 07/06/2017 22:48

Oooh, Isambard must be due a revival, surely!

Is it too late to rename my Sam? He's only 13... Grin

confuugled1 · 07/06/2017 13:59

I've found that these days Sam is a boys name again - there seem to be very few new Samantha's around, whereas in the 60s, 70s and 80s it was either for old men or girls/young women.

Having said that, I do think that Isambard with Sam as a nn is fab - would love that rather than Samuel or Samson!

JaniceBattersby · 07/06/2017 13:53

I also have a Samuel / Sam / Sammy while I can still get away with it.

Never met a Sam I don't like Smile

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CaipirinhasAllRound · 07/06/2017 13:48

Good comments so far!
My son is Jonny, just Jonny, so I'd probably just use Sam without a longer version too

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sunnyday1976 · 07/06/2017 13:12

I've got a Sam, not short for anything, and I still love it. Never met another Sam that wasn't a nn. He just gets slightly annoyed when people call him Samuel/Samson!

lovemyname · 07/06/2017 12:59

I love Sam but I'm biased Grin

My Sam is a 'proper' Sam as in not short for anything else!
He's now early teens and I believe there's only one other Sam in his school. There are none in my younger kid's primary school at all.

FreeNiki · 06/06/2017 01:53

I love Sam. I know one short for Samuel.

SuperBeagle · 05/06/2017 20:14

I have a Sam (Samuel). He's a gem. Grin

PacificDogwod · 05/06/2017 19:19

I have a 13 yo Sam Smile. Aka Sammy and SammyWammy Blush
He's a 'proper' Sam, no Samuel, not Samson, not Samantha Grin

DramaAlpaca · 05/06/2017 19:18

I like Sam, but the longer forms not so much. I much prefer it for a boy than for a girl.

Jooni · 05/06/2017 17:57

I like it, but love Samson.

squoosh · 05/06/2017 17:01

Great name.

heymrtambourineman · 05/06/2017 16:45

Lovely name. Love Sammy too

JennyGreenteeth · 05/06/2017 16:45

I love Sam- one of my favourite book characters is called Sam and I've always had a soft spot for it.

BikeRunSki · 05/06/2017 16:43

My Sam is 8.i'vecalways called him Sam, but he is beginning to refer to himself as Samuel. Only Granny is allowed to call him Sammy.

I wanted to call him Isambard, with Sam for short, but DH wasn't having it, so he's Samuel. As above, we don't come across many others

Dinky024 · 05/06/2017 16:35

I have a Sam short for Samuel, I love it, he's the only one in his class and not as popular as people think, it's strong and classic and will grow with him right into adulthood, go for it!

Ohyesiam · 05/06/2017 16:07

I love it, it's strong and masculine without being macho. Not way out, but not ubiquitous ( one other in the school). Yes I love it.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/06/2017 15:43

Fab !

Bananalanacake · 05/06/2017 15:43

I called my girl Sam, short for Samantha. My DP chose it as he loves it.

OuchBollocks · 05/06/2017 15:41

Sam short for Samuel is snoozing away on my lap right this second :)

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