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Sorry double post

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N:t

This message was edited 12/3/2020, 8:20 AM

Natalie. I really like it, and would use it happily. I don’t care for the nickname “Nat” much, but it could be worse.

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Natalie Victoria
Natalie Danika
Natalie Kate
Natalie Shae
Natalie Brielle
Natalie Brook
Natalie Noelle (yes... I know. It just sounds pretty and I like the alliteration)
I just don’t care for Samantha, much at all. I also don’t like Sam for a girl, and it’s sort of inevitable.

This message was edited 12/3/2020, 8:23 AM

Samantha

Natalie

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I like Natalie, but not the nickname Nat. Samantha sounds pragmatic, which is also fine. But I'm not fond of m with the -antha suffix.

Natalie

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By far. It sounds simple but romantic. Samantha is incredibly dated. I'd go with Natalie Valentine.

Natalie

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Because it is less likely to be shortened. Nearly all Samanthas become Sams.

Natalie is as trite as they come, and Samantha is soporific in the extreme. Rather than use either of them, I'd name a daughter Amiability Reginald.

I'm super biased, obviously.

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I happen to love my name! Haha. My middle names are Catherine and Irene.

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Natalie is sweet too. It's elegant and glamorous, but it doesn't have a good nickname.

Natalie

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It feels a bit less dated.

Both wither buds on the vine for me

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But Nathalie ONLY pronounced in French, I like. Natalia I might even use!

This message was edited 12/2/2020, 6:48 PM

I like them both pretty equally. If I had to choose I think I'd pick Samantha, just slightly over Natalie. It's one of the few th-sound names I like. Only drawback is the nn Sam, but it's better than Nat.

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Samantha Noelle

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Samantha Dawn

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Samantha Lauren

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Samantha Ashley

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Samantha Robin

Natalie

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I knew a not-so-nice person named Samantha once upon a time, and I never even liked the name before. I much prefer Natalie.

Samantha

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Samantha sounds practical and intelligent to me. Sam is good and the full name doesn't sound super girly or anything.
Natalie is cute but too sweet, it's just very sticky and sugary. And I don't like Nat. (Natalia is beautiful though. It's just "Natalie" with the emphasis on the "Nat" and the "ie" ending that's sticky sweet.)

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Samantha Linnet
Samantha Morgan
Samantha Muirenn
Samantha Kes
Samantha Kestrel
Samantha Bree
Samantha Brienne
Samantha Briar
Samantha Echo
Samantha Enya
Samantha Rachel
Samantha Jane
Samantha Joan
Samantha Kateri
Samantha Tamar
Samantha Niamh
Samantha Nayeli
Samantha Rhian

This message was edited 12/2/2020, 5:32 PM

Natalie

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I thought Samantha was ugly/synthetic sounding when I was a kid and knowing a bunch of nice Sams hasn't even improved my opinion of it.

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So, Natalie, even though the natal part strikes me as a bit weird. I thought it was cool in the 90s, and it shares a meaning with my middle name.

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Natalie Mercedes
Natalie Desta
Natalie Siobhan
Natalie Autumn
Natalie Noemi
Natalie Miriam
Natalie Marigold
Natalie Veronica
Natalie Zoya
Natalie Zornitsa
Natalie Zora
Natalie Shirin
Natalie Rebecca
Natalie Demetra
Natalie Meredith

Natalie

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Natalie is soooo beautiful! Natalie Elizabeth, Natalie Hope, Natalie Faith, Natalie Primrose.

Both nice, probably Natalie best
Mn Amelia, Annabel, Bianca, Chantal, Eliza Elizabeth, Juliet, Freya, Imogen, Portia, Susannah, Zara, Josephine, Kate, Katherine, Rebecca, Leah, Lisa, Miranda, Matilda, Olivia, Tessa

I don’t love either, but would probably use Natalie. It’s less dated to me, and has a more pleasing sound.

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Also, my American Girl doll was Samantha, and it’s very tied to that doll and that character for me.

Natalie!

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I just added it to my PNL. It’s a long time favorite but it’s perceived blandness has kept it off my list for a while. I pushed that aside because I truly do like the name. It has a soft, pretty sound but sounds like it’d belong to an independent woman.

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Samantha is just boring. I don’t think the sound is very pretty either. I also don’t really care for Sam or Sammy, they sound very 90’s dated to me.

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Natalie Amber
Natalie Cosette
Natalie Rebekah
Natalie Schuyler
Natalie Violet
Natalie Wren

This message was edited 12/2/2020, 3:45 PM

Samantha

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Samantha Alcyone or Samantha Rose

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I've never liked Natalie.

I love both names! Though personally I feel Samantha is more mature sounding and Natalie more youthful.

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As for a middle name, I think Natalie will work with more first names due to the "-ie" sound at the end.