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Can I call her Samantha Jones?

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SBMJLJ · 26/09/2008 23:25

Not long left to go and we still can't quite decide on a girl's name (we know it's a girl). I have always liked the name Samantha and was quite set on this for various reasons. Firstly, I wondered what others thought of this name?

Secondly, one niggle is that someone has recently said that Samantha Jones is a character from 'Sex in the City'. I don't think this matters as I would have thought this programme would not really be remembered by the time she is old enough and is only a character name rather than a real name(and not so well-known as Bridget or Grace!).

Also, whilst there are a few others that I like, finding one that a very fussy partner likes is near impossible and he actually likes this one. He only liked one boy's name that I came up with out of a huge list and this is the name of our son, but there were no potential association issues.

Going around in circles and only a few weeks left with no new suggestions.

What do you think?

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gigglewitch · 26/09/2008 23:30

went to school with a Samantha Jones I quite like it! She was absolutely bonkers [in a good way] and always signed herself SammyJo

as you say, well better than Bridget....

ruty · 26/09/2008 23:28

i desperately wanted to be called Samantha when i was a kid. It does have a bit of a retro feel to it, a 70' vibe, but at least it isn't a common name at the moment, unlike Poppy or Daisy or Amelie [all nice names but in vogue] She can always be Sam or Sami.