*I love Samson - on its own and with your set - and I think Sammy and Sonny are fab nicknames but if Sam just isn’t a risk you want to take
- re Linus, don’t think the Sinus similarity is a factor, that seems so unlikely to me. My challenge with Linus that it reads down and out “Boomer” in Australia, rather than the soft vintage, slightly nerdy and cool feel it seems to have in America. I can see its appeal though and it’s probably your best match. I like it best with Murphy, Franklin, Benjamin, Vincent & Alexander.
*Warren & Wallace are too close for me, I prefer different starting letters anyway and they also repeat double betters and same syllables, so for me, this would be a middle name only.
*Gene feels a bit flat after Clyde and Gus too simple, but Augustine, too ornate & flouncy (and more intense/religious, and I say this when it’s a family name for me!).
*I quite like Hewitt but not sure I’d bother pushing it if your DH isn’t sure. Same for Dexter.
*I like Clement & Gilbert of the list you’re considering but I’d rather not a C name, let alone a Cl one, right after Clyde. I don’t mind Niall (would spell like this, the Irish name, not Nile the river).
*Other names you might like in first spot: Ambrose, Declan, Fergus, Fletcher, Hamish, Benedict, Angus, Toby, Gideon, Desmond, Malcolm, Roland, Rafferty, Phineas, Beckett, and Sullivan.
Edit: came back to add Hugo & Hewson (if you’re ok with a “son” name, seems to be iffy!)