Opinions please- as ruthless as you like !

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Thomas, Samuel or Hugo ?
Thanks :-D

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.

I absolutely love Hugo.

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

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

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

What's wrong with 'posh' though ?

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 !!

Thomas is lovely. Don't like Hugo.

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

Don't like Hugo at all.

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.

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.

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

Still really doesn't make it okay though. I've done enough arguing over words the last 24hrs I can't do it again. Check out site stuff.

That sounded snarky, didn't mean it to sound like that - sorry

Don't be silly, it's fine. I haven't read the thread you're referring to but I know that this place can really boils one's piss from time to time!

I love the name Sam.

Hugo is awful.

Thomas is OK.

Tom or Sam

Ah thanks Mitzy, love to you

Probably Thomas by default, but I can't get excited about any of them. Thomas and Samuel both fine - classic, won't date as consistently popular, inoffensive, straightforward, friendly-sounding, nice nicknames. Just a bit dull!

I'm afraid I can't stand Hugo. Until recently it was a stereotypically 'posh' name (and not in a good way imo - makes me think of a ruddy-faced, tweed-suited bully). Now it's suddenly become popular I can see it going the same way as Oscar, becoming ubiquitous until everyone's bored of it and then falling out of favour again.

Oooh so mixed, dnt think there's a clear favourite!
Every day I change my mind!
Dsnt help that each of our other children have a different preference ! :-/

I do like Eugene, Elton, Rupert & my OH likes Ralph , but we figured he may like a more 'boring' name, as growing up can be pretty hard as it is 😅

Thomas

Out of those names I prefer Hugo.

Samuel

Thomas

Can't stand Samuel or Hugo