James or Sam??? just can't decide!!

[moominsmummy]

and as I am due today think i'd better make my mind up - please say which you like best (we don't want Samuel though)

also if a girl will be Abigail but how should we spell short form
abi?
abbi?
abbey?
abby?

I have a James
SIL has a Sam
James is BEST!!!

James

Abi

Like both Sam & James - why not wait to see which one he looks like?
Abi or Abby for shortening spellings, please

Sam and Abi (I say that as it seems logical to take first three letters) I prefer the full name though !

Sam over James. Abi.

both james and sam are lovely, wait until he arrives to choose

Abby please!

Doesn't matter how you decide to shorten Abigail, she will decide for herself by the time she's 5 (I have one!). We have always shortened it to Abi as that's the logical shortening, but dd has gone through about 13 different permutations.

Sam and James are both very, very popular - there are at least three of each in every class at dd's school, from Nursery up to Y2 - so personally I wouldn't choose either. As you don't want to shorten from Sam, though, I'd say James - gives him the option of keeping the more formal version when he's older.

oh, and congratulations and good luck

Sam and Abby

or you could go for a compromise and have james known as Jem?

I like Sam best. My neice is called Abigail 14yo. Her friends mostly don't shorten her name though if they do it is Abby.

niece even

what is your surname? crucial in choosing a name imo

james.

They're both nice and both quite similar types of name really.