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Help me decide between these names

40 replies

mischlerischler · 18/04/2023 17:49

Hi all!

We are expecting a little boy and narrowed it down to 3 names:

Sebastian
Samuel
Leo

Which one would you use?

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Daisybuttercup12345 · 25/04/2023 23:43

Leo
Samuel
Not Sebastian.

FishFingerWrap · 22/04/2023 10:55

Leo or Samuel

Luredbyapomegranate · 22/04/2023 10:53

Samuel - classic and not too many right now

Sebastian is nice but I find it a bit fussy

Far too many Leos and Theos right now

dwightschrutebeets · 22/04/2023 09:25

Sebastian

LilyDivine · 22/04/2023 09:22

Samuel. Sebastian is not really my cup of tea because I don't like it being shortened to Seb.

Leo feels more of the moment to me.

Samuel is a classic, Biblical name and I like it when it's shortened to Sam too.

Leo also seems more popular, where I live, so I could see a Leo being Leo H. or Leo T. or whatever throughout school.

saltandpepper86 · 22/04/2023 05:42

Leo is very popular (probably because its a bit chavvy but also "non-chavvy" people use it too

I like Sebastian out of your options

BridieConvert · 21/04/2023 23:04

Samuel is by far my favourite

Jemimapinotduck · 19/04/2023 21:27

Samuel 💕💕💕💕 but I'm biased as I have an amazing Sam 😍

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mischlerischler · 19/04/2023 20:10

Thanks everyone!

We are now deciding between Samuel & Leo! Might wait until he is born and see what feels like a better fit :)

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Skybluepinky · 19/04/2023 14:53

I know a Sebastian he hates his name, made worse by the fact his siblings have very common names.

YellowRoses1987 · 19/04/2023 14:42

Leo

ThomasinaLivesHere · 19/04/2023 14:37

Samuel

DuchessOfSausage · 19/04/2023 11:33

Which one goes best with the surname, and bear in mind that he will be Leo, Sam or Seb?

Mill1119 · 19/04/2023 11:33

Sebastian, Seb :)

shoopshoopdedoo · 19/04/2023 11:13

I prefer Leo or Samuel.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 19/04/2023 07:57

I have a Samuel, so obviously gets my vote.

I've loved Sebastian since Cruel Intentions but I'm not a fan of Seb so I didn't use it.

Not a fan of Leo.

Mumofgirls2017 · 19/04/2023 07:49

Leo

CallieQ · 19/04/2023 00:59

Leo

camellia15 · 19/04/2023 00:20

Sebastian

UsingChangeofName · 18/04/2023 22:43

Samuel

2nd choice Leo (but much prefer Samuel)

Don't like Sebastian

DramaAlpaca · 18/04/2023 21:06

Leo

PickledScrump · 18/04/2023 21:06

Leo is the nicest.
Samuel is a safe option
Sebastian I find unpleasant and there’s loads of them

IggyAce · 18/04/2023 19:29

Sebastian

DuchessOfSausage · 18/04/2023 19:22

Samuel is my favourite and is a classic.
Leo is lovely but too popular right now and too similar to Theo, which is far too overused
Not keen on Sebastian - too long and Seb/Sebby makes me think of Seborheia and Sebum. Basty/Bastian makes me think of ...

ourflagmeansdeath · 18/04/2023 19:00

Leo. Samuel is okay, I love Sam but the full name not so much. Sebastian doesn't have any nice nicknames to me and the full name sounds too harsh in my opinion. Leo is really lovely, beautiful name.

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