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Samantha

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17caterpillars1mouse · 05/06/2017 18:44

I really love Samantha and my grandad is Samuel so it's honoring too, but I'm guessing people find it dated? I see it as a bit of a classic and imagine some would find it a refreshing choice?

Thoughts and do you know any under 10s named Samantha?

Maybe Sammy as a nn for when small

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Coey2016 · 11/06/2017 19:24

I really like it. It doesn't sound too dated to me. I think it's pretty. I do like a name for a girl that ends in 'a'

Exercisejunkieforlife · 11/06/2017 19:15

My sister is called Samantha, she's early 30s, her friends call her Sam/Sammie but her name to family is Mantha/Manthy. (Outs self completely). She loves her name btw.

Also know a 2 yr old Samantha so don't think it is dated.

Catra · 11/06/2017 11:22

I don't like it at all, sorry, because the emphasis is on "man" when you pronounce it, it just doesn't sound like a girl's name in my opinion.

I do like the name Samuel, it's a classic that hasn't dated, unlike Samantha. I went to school with loads of Samantha's in the 80s and it's not a name I've heard resurface much since.

buttercup54321 · 10/06/2017 22:42

I love Samantha. xx

blahthisistoohard · 10/06/2017 04:54

I guess thinking about it Samantha is quite 80's but for some reason I think it still sounds suitable for a baby/child and is quite pretty, I like Sammy as a nn too. Definitely sounds different to the other classic 80s names that I would never place on a child now!

AncientOva · 09/06/2017 12:08

@squoosh she was called Tracy Samantha Lord, but Dexter (Bing Crosby) always called her by her middle name. Hence the song, 'I Love You, Samantha'...

Everyoneafter3 · 07/06/2017 21:26

I know a 5 yo Samantha: she's the loveliest thing.

Mulch · 07/06/2017 21:10

I think Samantha from satc, showing my age but if you like it op go with it.

MercuryMadness · 07/06/2017 21:05

Two words: Samantha Cameron.

MammieBear · 07/06/2017 16:28

Hi, I've not met any Samantha's since I was in school so she would be about 28 now, it's a good name there is Aramantha with a similar sound but a bit rarer as well.

MikeUniformMike · 07/06/2017 16:23

Speaking of which, does anyone know of a young Michelle?

MikeUniformMike · 07/06/2017 16:21

I thought it was dated but it is an old name and is still popular.
Makes me think of Samantha Cameron or
a woman in the 42-52 age group.

AntiopeofThemyscira · 07/06/2017 16:18

I know a 7 year old Samantha.

I'm too reminded of Samantha in SATC though.

SettlingOrLucky · 07/06/2017 16:18

Dated but i like outside the normal box naming.

I liked jillian and melanie when i was preg. I l8ked that they were normal and pretty but would be unusual for generation.

29Palms · 07/06/2017 16:14

I first encountered Samantha as the character in 'Bewitched' back in the 1960s, so it doesn't have an 80s association for me. Perhaps people who watched the programme as kids remembered the name when they had their own children?

Anyway I don't think it should be cast aside as "dated". It's a pretty but adaptable name, and not ten-a-penny these days.

squoosh · 07/06/2017 16:01

It makes me think of Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby in the wonderful musical film 'High Society'.

Wan't her character called Tracy?

squoosh · 07/06/2017 16:01

I really like the name Samantha a lot.

HouseworkIsASin10 · 07/06/2017 12:35

I love Sam for a girl.

grufallosfriend · 07/06/2017 12:24

Very dated, it's a no from me.

But a little Samantha isn't going to care whether our generation might find it 'dated'. She's going to love having a cool underused name! Not only won't she have to add her initials to her name but she'll have a very fashionable name as an adult, a very unmum like name!

AncientOva · 07/06/2017 10:00

I know a lovely Sam who is in her forties.

It makes me think of Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby in the wonderful musical film 'High Society'.

allegretto · 07/06/2017 09:39

I love it.

Abetes · 07/06/2017 09:35

I'm not a big fan - I always think of Samantha Fox so it seems very Page 3 to me.

Flowerdew2 · 07/06/2017 09:32

Very dated, it's a no from me.

RuthB4 · 07/06/2017 09:30

I really like it!

Thatextrainch · 06/06/2017 08:04

I seriously considered it for my 2 year old but I don't like any of the shortenings and my family are incapable of using full names if more than 2 syllables.