Samuel or Samson

[Asid12]

Shorted to Sam. Also is it too popular? Many thanks in advance ☺️

Samuel, please! Do not call your baby Samson.

Samuel would be my preference. Lovely timeless name for a boy which means 'Heard by God'
Good choice!

Samuel.

I don't like Samson.

I actually prefer Sampson. Is they an option?

Have you started several threads @Asid12 ? The names Bobby, Robert, Rufus, Jasper, Sam, Leo ... have been in lots of threads recently.

I suggested Samson on one of them. It was used in Cornwall when religious names were common in the past. You could also have Samwise.

Sam was very popular in the late 90s up to about 2008. It's waned a bit. It's a solid name.

Samuel is lovely and has not been used so much in recent decades.

The other is a bit ridiculous imo.

You could indeed call your son Samwise, but why would you?

Pregnancy hormones or a Tolkien fan, @KilkennyCats

Isn't Sampson a surname @NuffSaidSam ? I think he'd be saying 'Sampson with a P' a lot.

Definitely Samuel. I'm not a fan of 'son' names in general.

It's a classic, so very popular over different generations but not necessarily popular currently within his own age group. I think it's currently floating around the top 50, so it depends what your definition of 'too popular' is, but personally that wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

I actually only know of two boys called Samuel under the age of 12. Both just go by 'Sam'.

@BoleynMemories13 , Samson is a name from the Bible and is from the Hebrew Shimshon.

Both biblical & the story of Samuel is way preferable to the story of Samson. A former boyfriend’s dog was called Samson. I think it makes a better dog name.

It would make a good name for a big rough-haired dog. 🐕

Samuel. I have one 😊

If he's going to be called Sam, why not just name him Sam?

Samuel.

Definitely not Samson

samuel means “god has heard”
I think that is beautiful

Yes, I'm very aware it's a biblical name.

When I said I'm not a fan of 'son' names, I wasn't for one second saying I thought Samson was a modern trend name. I just don't like the sound, that's all (and, depending on the surname, I think many 'son' names can sound quite jarring).

And I was saying that it's not like most of the son names. Jason and Alison aren't either, but Jenson and Madison are.

I really like Samuel but it is popular where I am. There are 6 in my DC’s school year and a friend has one.

Me too.
He’s in Sixth Form now. It’s always been a name that is well known but not overused amongst his peers.
He is very tall and strong though, so he gets called Samson sometimes anyway.

Surprised by the Samson hate. I like Samson.

I toyed with Isambard too for a while when I was expecting my Samuel.

That's not a name.

Samson and Samuel are both very biblical, but I like Samuel.

Samson is a lot to live up to though, what if he turns out small and weedy 😄