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HelpRe: It seems to be celebrity baby day today....Another one.
in reply to a message by Lizzie_Jay (not at normal computer)
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Why name a child something you are never going to call her by? Why not just cut the middleman so to speak and call her Sam? To me it would only sound boyish if her name was Sam Alexei or Samuel Akseli. I am not saying I like her name, as I actually dislike it, but I don't like it when parents name their children some huge name like Samantha and then never call her by it.
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Agreed
I definitely agree with Sam Alexis sounding feminine - to most, the first thing that comes to mind when someone says Alexis is that it's a girl's name, because it's so widely used on girls. I like Alexis but I hate the name Sam and Samantha.
Though I agree on the above, I somewhat agree with eliminating the middle man. I think if it's a case where her name is Katherine and you want to call her Katie, that's different, but Sam Alexis just doesn't sound right, in my opinion. But then again, maybe they hated the name Samantha but loved the name Sam. Never know.
I definitely agree with Sam Alexis sounding feminine - to most, the first thing that comes to mind when someone says Alexis is that it's a girl's name, because it's so widely used on girls. I like Alexis but I hate the name Sam and Samantha.
Though I agree on the above, I somewhat agree with eliminating the middle man. I think if it's a case where her name is Katherine and you want to call her Katie, that's different, but Sam Alexis just doesn't sound right, in my opinion. But then again, maybe they hated the name Samantha but loved the name Sam. Never know.
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I see what you're saying LMS. I agree.
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And i agree, they should call their baby the name they like best...
It doesn't invalidate our opinion that a longer "formal" name would be nicer, with "Sam" as a nickname.
Some people like formal names with nicknames, others don't see the point. I personally am glad i was named Elizabeth, not just Liz. It gives me more options and allows for differing degrees of formality when dealing with work people and with friends & family.
It doesn't invalidate our opinion that a longer "formal" name would be nicer, with "Sam" as a nickname.
Some people like formal names with nicknames, others don't see the point. I personally am glad i was named Elizabeth, not just Liz. It gives me more options and allows for differing degrees of formality when dealing with work people and with friends & family.
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I agree.
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Oh no, I am not saying that formal names are bad, I just was meaning that in the particular case of Tiger Woods daughter it just probably made sense for them to use Sam and not a longer formal name. I guess I just don't like it when some people (this isn't including you necessarily) say there MUST be a formal name, not just a nn. I do agree with you though when you say many names would be better with a longer more formal name.
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or Samara?
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