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I love the name Sam aswell! I would be very tempted to just use Sam. I like Samuel with the nn Sam, but I still prefer just Sam. Samuel James is a nice combo. It's classic, not boring!

Sam is one of the few nicknames I can see as a full name without a huge problem. Personally, though, I prefer Samuel. But I like more 'formal' names, in general. Samuel James is a little on the bland side for me, though. Both names are common enough that either the fn or mn in the combo should be a tiny bit less common or even unusual, I think.

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What about Samson? I've always liked that better than Samuel. Just a thought :]

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No, I do not think Samuel James is boring at all. I find Sam a cute and spunky name for a boy. I don't like it on a girl. It's classic but not too much that it's boring and overused (it definitely is not).

It's the other way round for me, I love Samuel but I think Sam's just 'ok'

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Samuel James is fine :)

I love Samuel...and because my name is Samantha, i've been called Sam.

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Come to think about it James honors tons of people and so I dont think of Samuel James as boring because it honors people.

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Samuel nn Sam is very traditional and cute I love it.

I prefer just Sam to Samuel.

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James is boring but if it honours a lot of people the go with it.

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Samuel Isaac
Samuel Christopher
Samuel Benjamin
Samuel Julian

I prefer just Sam over Samuel "Sam". Samuel James sounds ok, but is a bit boring to me. If you must use a full name why not something more daring like:
Samson James "Sam" or Salomon James "Sam"

I prefer Sam on its own, to be honest. I think it works fine, and I'm just not all that fond of Samuel (which doesn't feel right on a lot of people). I know a kid who is always called Sam, and I heard his full fn/ln said recently, and I was like, "Samuel Dagan just doesn't sound as good as Sam Dagan!" (Surname invented to recreate the feeling of the name.) Plus, I love me some Sam Spade. So I'd prefer the jauntiness of just Sam, but Samuel is certainly respectable enough.

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Samuel James is fine.

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