Samantha or Selina?

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What do you think? I'm leaning more towards Samantha as cuter and more nn potential.

middle name will be Marie whatever the first name.

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I prefer Selina. They both work with Marie though.

I like Samantha, but would like to suggest Serena.

I much prefer Selina, I think Samantha is a bit 70s, but it's pretty enough.

I prefer Selina. There where about 14 Samantha's in my year at school but then we were born in the big Samantha Fox year.

I love Mathanxiety's suggestion of Serena.

To me, Samantha = fun, outgoing
Selina = grace, beauty, reserved, feline

Serena is lovely.

But any of the above would be a great choice.

Selina but prefer Serena. Samantha says 1970's.

Samantha also still feels very 70's/80's to me, and STILL reminds me of sam fox!?! But I don't think it would on a little child.

Thank you all, Serena is lovely too - Will be choice of 3 now! Hopefully once she is here we will know which name will suit her best. I am a 70's kid and best mate was a 'sam' who I thought was so cool so think that's secretly where Samantha is coming from!

Samantha seems a little dated to me - I would also choose Serena over Selina. Although Selina probably has better nn potential.

How weird!!!! My 7yr old DD informed me yesterday she is changing her name from Francesca to Selina when she's old enough!! I think it's a lovely name and I like the short form Lina. Samantha is nice too, my best friend is one and it makes me think of confident outgoing sparkly people

All good names. Samantha makes me think of Grace Kelly in High Society, which has to be a good thing.

Serena best. I don't like Selina. Too much like semolina. (Which will be an obvious nickname)

I prefer Serena too ...

Samantha s second choice.

Thanks for all your opinions. Gosh I never really thought about the baby name dilema before now. I used to think what's the big deal when friends would be pouring over baby name books for months. I'd be thinking 'jees just pick a name before I die of boredom' Now I am just beginning to realise the enormity of giving someone a name they will bestuckwith have to live with their whole life

Hocus - I never ever thought of semolina!! Now I'm having doubts. Do kids's still have to eat that at school??

Dilys - Yes I've got that song going round my head - I love that film.

Bright - Aren't children funny. Your dd's name is beautiful. Wonder if Selina is a new character in a kid's tv show. My best friend at school was just like that too and most of Samantha's I know are fun and outgoing (Everything I wanted to be but never was). I's worrying now - Am I a saddo trying to live my life through my unborn child already!!

I did think about the Sam Fox connection but tbh I can't think of it being a problem to my kid's generation (I hope). Heaven knows who their next female role model is likely to be!

Thanks again.

I like both Selina and Serena very much.

Samantha is Nicola-ish. It's too 80s to have a comeback yet.

Serena and Selina are lovely

Samantha- way too 80s to use on a baby, imo. Every 3rd girl in my primary school was a Samantha/Sam/Sammy

Samantha.

However, by the time baby is grown up the associations of 70s/80s naming won't be there in the same way.. I can almost imagine a Samantha having more gravitas. But I'd still pick Selina or Serena

I prefer Samantha.

I like Serena better than both - or Seren.

All the Samantha's I know end up Sam and as that's such a popukar boys name too at the moment I'd think it would up the chances of loads in one class at school.

serena, or selina... samantha is far too 80's i think of big hair and those half t-shirts?

ok thanks witchy now I have a picture of sam fox posing with big 80's frizzy high lighted perm, denim shorts and day glo pink crop top stuck in my head.

www Big hair and half t-shirts being dated... have you been into Topshop recently?!

Selina-Samantha is pretty but a little dated now.
Serena and Seren are both lovely too.