Samuel, Conor or Ryan

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Which would you choose? Thanks!

I'm afraid I don't like any of those 3 names, but I'd use Conor if I had to.

One of mine is Ryan, so i’m a bit biased.
He’s the only Ryan in his school, but there are 2-3 Samuels in each class (2 form entry, so between 4 and 6 per yeargroup).
There ate a couple of Conors, but its not as much a fashion name as Sammy/Sam/
Samual.

@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba

‘how long have you waited for those 3 names to pop up so you could post this?🤣’

I know! I didn’t realise I had a name type until I saw this, I have 2 girls too and their names often get mentioned together too so I’m obviously very dull in my choices 😂

Ryan 100% but my eldest is Ryan so that might be why

@FinallyMrsE

🤣
my oldest 2 are Joshua and Samuel.
I've met brothers in that order, opposite order, twins and a friend name her son Joshua Samuel🤣

Another combo I used to notice was Oscar & Henry.
I guess some names just have a matching vibe or something

Conor

Ryan is dated and Samuel (Sam) is just dull.

Samuel. Feels the most timeless/classic to me if you are in England/Wales/Scotland (and Sam is such a friendly name imo). Since Conor and Ryan have Irish roots, they might feel more classic if you live in Ireland/N. Ireland but I'm personally not as keen on the sound of them.

samuel.
a good classic ageless name.
the others are surnames, and will date badly.

Conor isn't a surname. It's a first name of Irish origin.

That was to alexdgr8.

@NotAnotherPylon

Conor isn't a surname. It's a first name of Irish origin.

And an old classic. Lots of medieval high kings called Conaire in the annals.

Samuel

Not conor. Hate ryan.

Conor (Londoner but 2nd generation Irish)
Samuel
Ryan

For me Ryan always sounded like an old man name but there seems to be a bit of a thing at the moment. I know several age 9-11 and a few babies. All the older ones are very naughty and ds friend is really nasty. To be fair though, ds has a ‘naughty’ name apparently lol

I agree with preferring Connor with 2ns - sorry!
Ryan is a naughty boy - but not as naughty as Jayden / Riley - more cheeky like Connor / Alfie / Callum
Samuel is a naice boy - like Matthew

Haha, I know someone whose surname is Samuel so have no idea what the pp is talking about!! I’m not Irish, but I’ve never seen Conor spelt with two ‘n’s? One of my best friends is called Conor, so maybe I’m biased as that’s my preference! I think Samuel is a bit too popular at present, and Ryan still has a child of the 80s vibe.

Samuel by a mile.

Conor is a great name when spelt correctly, it means Lover of Hounds.

I love Sam (not overly popular in Ireland).

Don’t like Ryan - it’s a relatively new name here (obviously just as a first name) and it’s a bit common/rough imo.

Samuel.

I don't think Ryan is new at all. Ryan O'Neal isn't young.
I know of many adult Ryans.

Conor is the best of the bunch. Definitely don't spell with two ns, leave that to the Yanks.

Samuel is fine but I can't abide Sammy.

Ryan is very blah.

@alexdgr8

samuel. a good classic ageless name. the others are surnames, and will date badly.

The cultural ignorance on display here, I'm creased at it

They’re all very 90s. There was multiples of each of these at my school.
Sorry, I don’t like any of them but Samuel is probably the best.

Samuel, Conor,Ryan

Conor, a few in my son’s primary school and his wee Gaelic team (under 4s) so not at all dated.

Yes in Ireland Conor is one of those timeless names, like James or Elizabeth in the UK. I really like it.

I like Samuel but prefer Sam (unusually as I generally prefer the longer name).

I don't like Ryan, it's a surname to me.