Have a 20 mo old baby boy name Samuel. We now have a new born baby girl. Is Samantha a good name for her?

I guess I'd like to know if that's okay to have a boy named Samuel and a girl named Samantha.

Have a 20 mo old baby boy name Samuel. We now have a new born baby girl. Is Samantha a good name for her?
Definitely not. Samuel and Samantha are equally wonderful names; both are very strong on their own. Together though, they'd sound terrible. You'd have a Sam and a Sam - how would you know who to call at any given time? My friend's cousins are named Christopher and Christina, and I think their parents are already regretting the decision lol.





Anyway, there are a billion other beautiful names out there for your newborn baby girl, so why not just choose one of them? Lily, Violet, Georgia, Penelope, Gwendolin, Julia, Chloe, Marina, Katherine, Eve, etc would be great names that go with Samuel. Because you seem to already like the name Samantha, Georgia seems to be a similar kind of thing - sort of a tomboyish, but still very pretty, name.





Good luck, and congrats!!
Reply:No. Give her her own name.





My friend Sandy's older brother is named Sanford... they both hate it... her brother changed his name to Andrea when he started taking the hormone pills.
Reply:I think that is a pretty cool idea. They are both totally classic names
Reply:I think it's cool but I bet you already call him Sam so maybe you can call her Samaara (Sa-maw-ruh) that way you can call her Maara and when you yell same they both won't come running.





Congratulations!
Reply:Really, no. They are both lovely names but they are just way too similar. Here are some reasons why it just wouldn't work.





1. Somewhere along the way they will both end up getting Sam (maybe not from you but others will do it) and that is just too weird.





2. Their mail, email and phonecalls will get confused (my husband and his siblings all have the same initials and this happens all the time.) Very frustrating.





3. It will limit their ability to feel like and grow as individuals.





4. What would you do if you ended up having another child? They would either feel terribly left out or it would become even more confusing.
Reply:ummm its a cute idea...but I wouldnt...lol it would get confusing because youd prob want to shorten both to sam...so then theyd get confused! lol





but its still a cute idea!





Congrats on the babies!
Reply:Yes it okay! They have both have beautiful names. If you were think about nicknames, You could call your son Sam and your daughters N.M. can be Sam-ee. Good luck, no matter what I love their name. Aloha
Reply:i wouldn't... maybe for a middle name... it's too similar and wouldn't it get confusing?? Let them be individuals... If it comes down to "sammy" vs. "sam" that'd be pretty ridiculous... unless you change it to Manny or something... it's all in how you want you and your family to be perceived
Reply:no. they're far too similar.
Reply:When I was in high school I knew a guy named Christopher Michael, and his sister's name was Christina Michelle. My first thought was, "wow. His parents have no creativity whatsoever."





I pretty much feel the same way about naming your kids Samuel and Samantha. With all due respect...
Reply:It might cause confusion... like if someone says- hey Sam!
Reply:i dont think so,personally. samuel and samantha sounds too....... fairy tale-ish i think that carmen is a beutiful name, and also allison. because you can make so many nicknames depending on the child's personality. i think that allison rose is a beautiful name. also allison joy, that one's a little more bubbly
Reply:Sorry, i wouldnt personally do that.


Both Sams...no way!
Reply:It's okay to name her that but you might get confused when they get older and your having to yell at them lol.
Reply:I like the name Samantha :)





Right now I have a girl due in May.


But if I had twins, their names would be Samuel and Scarlett.
Reply:Yea i actually really like that idea....
Reply:If you make a definite decision not to shorten their names, they will certainly get shortened when they go to school. I have a boy called Mitchell who we at home always call Mitchell but all his friends call him Mitch. It is inevitable - it will happen and you will then have two children named Sam.
Reply:Name your kids what you want! It might get confusing though if you decide to call them both "Sam".
Reply:I love both of the names!!
Reply:Samantha is a beautiful name.just don't nickname them both Sam.you should nickname the boy Sam %26amp; call Samantha by her middle name
Reply:I like both names, but I really think it's going to cause problems. I know that your son seems so much older than your daughter now, but this age gap closes in after a few years. My first 2 are around the same age difference...and as they got older they really struggled to find their own identity. My son ended up with my daughter's old teacher and felt like he was being compared to her. Our daughter is also a lot calmer and my son always felt like he was always getting punished for being different than her. I think the name thing would just add to this later on. If they weren't so close in age, I wouldn't think it was such a big deal. What if they both want to go by Sam?
Reply:i think not cuz the nick name sam will come alot so that will be kinda wird so i say no but cut and clasical





hurry find a name for the baby i went 5 days without a nmae haha ok good luck