Sam/Samuel

[Jennifer02041993]

DH is really keen on this name for our upcoming DS, and whilst I like the name too, I feel like Sam/Samuel is perhaps a little to wet or weak, and may be too childlike for when he grows up. Do people here agree with me? Cheers, Jennifer

And any suggestions of baby names, leave them on the comment down below we’d like to hear them

I think Samuel is a really strong name! Samuel L. Jackson is who springs to mind initially though

I've got a Sam. Though she calls herself Sammy.

I know several. It's cute for a little boy but it's also fine for a sporty, adult male with a PhD or someone in the armed forces.

I'd say it's in the same league as Dan/Daniel and Ben/Benjamin

My 15 year old Samuel goes by Sam and is anything but wet and is very popular with the girls (unfortunately 😂)

@Awwlookatmybabyspider ah, I like the suggestion of Chris/Christopher, nice classic name that seems to be quite underused at the moment. Nick/Nicholas is one me and DH both like now too.

@MikeUniformMike definitely similar to Daniel, Daniel/Samuel kind of rhyme and have the same “el” ending.

If you call them the longer version they can always shorten it but not the other way round. This is better as shortened names go in and out of fashion. So when shortened names go out of fashion they can use their full name. (Though Samuel L Jackson is never a "Sam")

A couple of my male friends with shortened names pointed this out to me.

Jonathan (Jon)?

I generally don't like long names, but Nick, Jon, Chris, Dan and Sam are fine, and the long versions are fine.

The longer names often suggested on here tend to be ones where I dislike either the long or short version or both. (Sebastian, Theodore, Nathaniel, Rafferty, Dominic, Laurence, ...)

A word on Christopher - Christophers are likely to be Kit so he could be one of several in his peer group. Kit is one of those names that was cool when you heard it 20 yrs ago but is now a 'Rooney' name.

My liking for the names is down to them being names that are classic and have always been popular. They aren't trendy but never go out of use.

Oliver is nice but I don't like Olly.

@MikeUniformMike oh, thanks for pointing that out - I don’t really like the sound of Christopher being shortened to Kit so I’ll probably avoid that then, I only like Chris. Not too keen on Jon and Oliver/Olly and yes I would agree I prefer classic, traditional names over trendy ones that could end up being dated.

@BeforeIPutOnMyMakeup yes, don’t worry - I was always going to put the full version of the name on BC anyway and not just the shortened nickname.

I rather like it...

Definitely not wet. Wet names are Timothy, Malcolm etc.

Fabulous, solid name.

@Millicent10 with nicknames Tim, Mal/Mel/Mac, etc...

I love this name. It's the name I sometimes wish we had called DS2. DH didn't like it, he found it too dull.
I wouldn't call it a strong name, but it's friendly and simple and would suit anyone. If I ever have a DS3 I will have a little Sammy.

@Millicent10 haha I often hear Tim/Timothy described as wet - just coincidental the one Timothy I know is strapping and manly.

@Alwaysundecided I kind of see what he means about it being “dull”, although I think boys (usually) suit simple, plain names like Tom, Ben, Sam, Dan, John, Joe, Frank etc as opposed to girls where I think they would (usually) suit something a little flashier sounding.

@Jennifer02041993 I think that can be true although my DH is one of those names you listed and although he is fine with it, he wanted slightly more unusual names for his boys. I think it's very personal and you can never really tell until they are older what they are going to prefer so you just have to go for what you like (within reason).
You can't really go far wrong with the name Sam in my opinion.

It was very popular in the 90s and 2000s so there are a lot of teenage and twenty-something Sam(uel)s around. Its popularity has declined steadily over the last decade so your son would be less likely to meet many others through school but he will encounter a lot in the workplace.

It’s a lovely name.

Awesome name

DH is a Samuel (Sam). Sammy to his mum still even though he’s 34

I think it’s a great name in that it’s pretty conventional but not as popular as eg George, Oliver, Henry etc