Sam

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What do you think of when you hear the name Sam for a boy?

I know lots of female Sams (Samantha) and a few male Sams (Samuel and Samson). It's ok perhaps a little dull as I know so many.

Love Sam.

Hate Samuel..

I think Samuel/Sam peaked in popularity about 10 or 15 years ago and has fallen into a degree of disuse now, so seems quite unusual for baboes being born these days.

Like it a lot, and also love Samuel.

It's fine, quite nice. Doesn't really elicit any response from me. Definitely safe, as pp's have said.

I think of my clever, handsome, musical and sporty nearly 9 year old and his beautiful eyes (Also blonde).

He is Samuel on his BC, and has always been known as Sam. He has started to use Samuel himself recently.

I love it. However there are 3 Sam/Samuels in my 10 year olds class. Still love it though and would have picked it if I didn't have a close (female) relative called Sam.

I like it a lot. It makes me think of a sweet and kind little boy.

It sounds friendly, cheerful and active to me - the sort of child who would always be rushing around, having fun.

I really like it too, it's my brother's name. I think it's strong and I also like rather plain names.

I love it - it's "normal" without being too popular. I know a 6yr old Sam and he is the only one in his primary school with the name.

Love it. I know some great Sams who are good fun and just the right amount of cheeky.

Love it

My little boy was going to be Sam or Luke, my husband moaned too much about Samuel or Sam so I just went for Luke. If I had a second I would have Sam. I love it

Inoffensive but dull. In my mind, the male equivalent of Jane, on the dullness scale.

DD has a friend called Sam. He is half Italian and dark haired. He is a nice lad. It might be popular and dull for some posters on here, but I don't know any other Sams the same age as DD. I guess it wasn't as popular 18 years ago.

My lovely dh :-) handsome, kind, athletic and cheeky. Don't like Samuel but love Sam. If dh wasn't Sam it would have been on ours boys name list.

I have a Sam. He's lovely.

I like Sam, but I love Samuel

Love it. DD was going be Samuel (Sam) had she been a boy.

I want to fall asleep when I hear the name Sam.

Lovely name, one of my favourite people is called Sam

I like Sam very much. Lovely sunny name

It's perfectly nice and decent and inoffensive but really, really dull.

I have a nine year old Samuel who gets called Sam by everyone but me. Although it sometimes sneaks out .

I like it but I prefer Samuel.