Samuel David, David Samuel?

Which combo do you like best? Thanks!

[name]Samuel[/name] [name]David[/name].
[name]David[/name] is too middle-aged for my liking. [name]Sam[/name] or [name]Sammy[/name] as a nickname is cute, whereas [name]Dave[/name] is not a very nice nickname in my opinion!

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I think [name]Samuel[/name] [name]David[/name] sounds the best on its own, but it really depends on the last name.

[name]Samuel[/name] [name]David[/name] reminds me of [name]Sammy[/name] [name]Davis[/name], which I think is cute.

I like [name]Samuel[/name] [name]David[/name] the best as well.

I like both Biblical names. I don’t hear [name]David[/name] very much any more and yet it’s more popular than [name]Samuel[/name] (No# 18 compared to No# 26 in the US last year). Maybe it’s because there are so many Samuels as well as Sams out there running around. :slight_smile: I like the flow of [name]David[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] better and I love the meaning of [name]David[/name] - “beloved”. I like [name]Samuel[/name] better with [name]Wesley[/name] ([name]Wes[/name] and [name]Sam[/name]) and [name]David[/name] with [name]Charlotte[/name]. Nicknames: [name]Davy[/name], [name]Dewey[/name], [name]Dov[/name] and [name]Avi[/name].

I like both combos. Individually, both are awesome names. However, I would go with [name]Samuel[/name] [name]David[/name], since, overall, [name]Samuel[/name] is less common than [name]David[/name].