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Help[Opinions] Re: Sam
in reply to a message by Lily
I like Sam. It's not babyish or twee, and it wouldn't look out of place on a business card or after a title like "Dr. Sam Jones" or "Sen. Sam Olsen." I much prefer Sam over Samuel or Samson, and I think it's okay as a standalone.
I would never put a name that doesn't appeal to me on a birth certificate just to get to a nickname that I love, especially when that nickname is as user friendly as Sam. But then, I like plenty of nickname names, and I don't buy into the idea that one must always put the most formal & buttoned up form of a name on the birth certificate even if you never want it used. There are different kinds of nicknames; some work on their own, some don't. Sam feels more like the Jack-Max-Molly sort of nickname to me than the Timmy-Skip-Lizzie kind.
I would never put a name that doesn't appeal to me on a birth certificate just to get to a nickname that I love, especially when that nickname is as user friendly as Sam. But then, I like plenty of nickname names, and I don't buy into the idea that one must always put the most formal & buttoned up form of a name on the birth certificate even if you never want it used. There are different kinds of nicknames; some work on their own, some don't. Sam feels more like the Jack-Max-Molly sort of nickname to me than the Timmy-Skip-Lizzie kind.
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