Samuel abbreviation

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Sammy or Sammie?

Which is more masculine?

Is there one that is more common for a boy or a girl?

Thank you

Sam would be the obvious nickname.

Sam.
Both Sammy and Sammie seem more feminine.

"ie" is more feminine IMO but neither are really "masculine". The more common abbreviation would be Sam.

I don't like Sammy/Sammie at all. I'd shorten to Sam, if at all.

Why are you planning a nickname? They develop naturally.

Sammy is more masculine than Sammie because - notwithstanding all the Alfie/Archie/Freddies out there - ie is traditionally a more feminine ending.
But Sam is much nicer to me.
I know a couple of teenagers whose parents still call them Sammy and Joshie and I do find it a bit twee.

I know a Samuel who never shortens his name. It's easy enough to say.

Sammy looks wrong.

Sam

Definitely Sam. My 18 year old isn't keen on being called Samuel, he even had a name badge changed to Sam.

I think Sammy is ok for a toddler/small child. But Sam as they get older.

Sam.

Sam.

Sammy or Sammie are fine when the LO is little. If you're texting a family member about your 2yo son Sam you will probably quite naturally refer to him as Sam, Sammy, Sambam etc because he's a cute little squish.
But I don't think Sammy is a good teen or adult boys name. Most nicknames people use for little family members tend to fade out as the kid gets old.

Used to call my son sammy when he was younger but now as a 15 Yr old he's Sam, think his mates would take the mick out of him if we called him sammy now

I intended to call mine Sammy when he was little, but he’s always been Sam.

Mine is mostly Sam, but sometimes Sammy by his GM. Also Sambino, Peapod and various other NN not related to his first name.

Although at 12, Y7, he prefers Samuel.

My 13 yr old has always gone by Sam, although I do sometimes call him Sammy as an affectionate nickname. If anyone calls him Samuel, corrects them to Sam

Sam

Sammie looks wrong.

Sam or Sammy are fine.

I have a female cat called Sammy and everyone thinks she’s male because of her name.

I knew an adult Sammy and he was a great guy. We were both in our late 20s at the time.

Sammy used to be a normal nickname for Samuel, and not uncommon among adults, but it's fallen out of fashion now. Like Mummy and Daddy, -y endings for boys' names have mostly been relegated to infancy.

I know an adult Sami, short for Bassam. He’s Turkish. I think the Syrian refugee in “Home” is Sami/Bassam too.

Sami is an arabic name.

The Sams/Sammys/Samis I know are all quite masculine.

I have an adult Samuel, he has always been Sam, never Sammy