Which combination - boy name

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Posted before but getting closer (hopefully!) to deciding.

Background: DH black African Muslim, I'm White British non-religious.
Older kids are Logan Samuel (previous relationship) and Zayne Adam.
DH hardly likes any names but we have found two we both like (hallelujah!) - which sounds better?

Sami Elias
Elias Sami

Or any other middle name suggestions for Sami or Elias as a first name 😊 TIA!

Sami Elias goes well.

When you end a name and then begin the next name with the same letter or sound then it sounds like one word, which is what happens whichever way round you say these.

I’d just choose whichever first name you prefer, middle names are rarely used after the initial birth announcement. Personally I prefer Elias. Do you like Elias Zachary? Good luck.

Sami Elias because Elias Sami sounds like Eliasami.

I prefer Elias as a name, but Sami Elias sounds much better than Elias Sami.

Sami is very nice, though.

Thanks, I agree that Sami Elias sounds like the better combination but also prefer Elias as a first name.

Hubs is really keen on Sami.
My first choice was Mika but I don't think Sami Mika sounds right together?

Also love Zachary/Zakariah but it's not an option as doesn't go with Zayne and we have a Zac in the family.

I's use Ilias not Elias to get the Il-yas pronuncialtion not El-eye-as.

Sami is my preferred first name

@KirstenBlest I actually prefer Elias as I like Eli for short.
It's well known in The Gambia where my DH is from 😊

Elias is lovely. I would choose the name that I prefer for the first name, regardless of how it sounds with the middle name.

If you want the first and middle names to flow, have you considered 2 middle names:
Elias Zachariah Sami
Elias Mika Sami
Elias Adler Sami (so that he has a middle name with the same first syllable as both of your older sons, not just one).

@Happenchance not a bad idea at all... I will see what DH thinks 😊

Elias 💯 great name

Sami is just too nick-namey / girl nicknamey in a uk context