See the results of this poll: Ben or Sam?
Respondents: 13 (This poll is closed)
- Benjamin : 8 (62%)
- Samuel : 2 (15%)
- Both! I just can’t choose.: 3 (23%)
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]. There are lots of nn possibilities ([name_m]Ben[/name_m], [name_m]Benji[/name_m], [name_m]Benny[/name_m], [name_m]Jim[/name_m], [name_m]Jimmy[/name_m], [name_m]Jam[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u], Bam). I’ve never cared for [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (or [name_u]Sam[/name_u], [name_u]Sammy[/name_u]). People tend to pronounce it ‘sam-mule’, at least around here.
I think both names are really cute but I couldn’t decide between them. I love [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] but I cannot stand the shortened versions of [name_m]Ben[/name_m] and [name_u]Sam[/name_u] and that’s why they would only ever be middle names for me. I’m not a fan of most traditional names because they are always shorted, for example, [name_m]William[/name_m] - [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] - [name_m]Dan[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - [name_m]Tom[/name_m] etc.
I love the full names though!