Saul or Seth?

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How do you feel about Saul or Seth? I also like Caleb but DH not keen.

I like both. Strong, cool names. Saul slightly more unusual, perhaps, but the world isn't exactly overrun with Seths either.

Saul

Seth, purely because of Cold Comfort Farm.
"'Seth my son, do you want to break my heart?'
'Yes', said Seth, with elemental simplicity.'"

Wasn't Saul the cult leader on Home and Away? Possibly showing my age here...

Even when I had a GA operation they just taped the rings.

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I love Seth to me it is a very wholesome name.

Saul however makes me think of someone dodgy maybe Shaz10 is right

Saul is fantastic. DH wouldn't allow. Strong, religious, cool name.

Seth makes me think of a fifty something man with his beer belly hanging out and fly undone......although I quite like it!

Good luck in your choice.

I love Saul. Very underused. Seth is ok, but not as classic. like Arthur or Noah. Bit try hard. JMO

I have a Seth and Saul would be very high up my list for a second. Both very fine names. My only concern about Saul is that people might mishear it and assume it is Sol. I can hear it now - "no, like Paul but with S". We have enough problem with people not knowing how to spell Seth

Oh I love both - Saul was on our list for ages. I have not come across either in DC circles. Great choices!

Saul

Definately Seth - the biblical Saul wasn't a nice character!

I used to know Saul Seth!

I like both names but I prefer Saul as where I am from the term "Seth Breath" refers to bad breath.

I love them both!

Love them both - particularly Seth for the Cold Comfort Farm connection, good call BadGardener! (And I'm a big Seth Lakeman fan which is one of the reasons DH vetoed the name for us, he thinks it's just because I 'fancy a pop star'. He's not a pop star, he's a folk musician....)

Both names were on my shortlist for DS2 but DH isn't keen on biblical names. Instead I got my third choice names for both DSs which everyone here will call (have already called) too 'try hard' but I don't care.

Both names sound strong, dark, hardy and manly. Grr. Fabulous!

Seth

Saul - love it. Would have been on my lists, but it doesn't go with our surname.

I like Seth as well, but it does bring to mind images of the old guy with the big 'tache that was in Emmerdale.

I like Saul, it's a good strong name.
Seth is ok, but I feel as if I'm lisping when I say it.

Saul is fabulous, Seth is nice too, but a bit more rogue-ish and American- kind of Seth Green-ish. I can imagine Saul growing up to be serious and very handsome. He'd have a great namesake in Saul Bellow.

I like both, but Saul just has the edge

saul is very nice
seth is very emmerdale

Saul is lovely and has a great meaning too